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Book SynopsisThis book, based on the premise that democracy promotes peace and justice, explores theoretical and practical problems that can arise or that have arisen in democratic polities. Contributors address, with clarifying analyses, such theoretical issues as the relationship between recursivist metaphysics and democracy, the relationship between the economic and political orders, and the nature of justice. Contributors offer, as well, enlightening resolutions of practical problems resulting from a history of social, political or economic injustice.
Table of ContentsJudith PRESLER: Editorial Foreword John KULTGEN: Preface John KULTGEN and Mary LENZI: Acknowledgments Donald A.WELLS, Ronald J. GLOSSOP, Beth J.SINGER, and Mary LENZI: Introduction: Is There a Connection between Democracy and Peace? Part One: Divisions in Society and Obstacles to Democratic Discourse Introduction Ron HIRSCHBEIN and Jason SUPPUS: Semiotics of Meaninglessness: Cornel West ’s Explication of Inner-City Nihilism Howard HARRIOTT: Moral Pessimism and the Ideals of Democracy Edward SANKOWSKI: South African Democracy, Multi-Culturalism, Rights, and Community Gilburt GOFFSTEIN: Exploring Problems of Democracy with Perspectives of Jürgen Habermas and Zen Buddhism Jerald RICHARDS: Hiroshima, Morality, and Democracy Part Two: Public Participation in Political and Economic Processes Introduction William C. GAY: Democracy in Market Economies Thomas CHRISTIANO: Political Equality and the Independent Power of Private Property Beth J. SINGER: Rights and Affirmative Action Judith PRESLER: The Procedural Republic Matthew SILLIMAN: Living Democracy Despite the Rule of Law: Civil Disobedience as Political Narrative Part Three: Democracy and Routes to Peace Introduction Donald A.WELLS: Unnecessary Suffering and Superfluous Injury Brian LUKE: Exclusion of Soldiers from War-Making Decisions Ali ERRISHI: Recursive Metaphysics Is Bad for Democracy Andrew KELLEY: Toward a Reformulation of the Doctrine of Pacifism Gregory P. FIELDS: Gandhi and Dewey: Education for Peace Mary LENZI: Philosophers, Peace, and Problems for Democracy Bibliography About the Contributors Index
