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Book SynopsisThe book offers a philosophical analysis of violence as a global problem and its challenges to ethics. In the nuclear age, the use of military force as a political instrument threatens the future of humanity.
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments (
Edward Demenchonok). INTRODUCTION
Philosophy After Hiroshima: From Power Politics to the Ethics of Nonviolence and Co-Responsibility (Edward Demenchonok).
PART I: HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND CO-RESPONSIBILITY
1. Globalization and Violence: The Challenge to Ethics (Edward Demenchonok and Richard Peterson).
2. The Democratic Peace Myth: From Hiroshima to Bahdad (Andrew Fiala).
3. The Holocaust Sublime: Singularity, Representation, and the Violence of Everyday Life (John Sanbonmatsu).
4. Can Historical Responsibility Strengthen Contemporary Political Culture (Jenny Tillmanns).
5. The Project of Reconciliation and the Road to Redemption: Hegel’s Social Philosophy and Nietzsche’s Critique (Steven V. Hicks).
PART II. STOPPING THE VIOLENCE: MODES OF RESPONSE
6. No More Hiroshimas and Sharp Weapons (Keping Wang).
7. Relevant Hellenic Factors Favoring Effective Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence (Leonidas Bargeliotes).
8. The Grounding of Forgiveness: Martha Nussbaum on Compassion and Mercy (Paul Gallagher).
PART III. STRIVING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
9. Human Rights: Historical Learning in the Shadow of Violence (Richard T. Peterson).
10. The Universal Concept of Human Rights as a Regulative Principle: Freedom Versus Paternalism (Edward Demenchonok).
