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Interest in pacifismâan idea with a long history in philosophical thought and in several religious traditionsâis growing. The Routledge Handbook of Pacifism and Nonviolence is the first comprehensive reference designed to introduce newcomers and researchers to the many varieties of pacifism and nonviolence, to their history and philosophy, and to pacifismâs most serious critiques. The volume offers 32 brand new chapters from the worldâs leading experts across a diverse range of fields, who together provide a broad discussion of pacifism and nonviolence in connection with virtue ethics, capital punishment, animal ethics, ecology, queer theory, and feminism, among other areas. This Handbook is divided into four sections: (1) Historical and Tradition-Specific Considerations, (2) Conceptual and Moral Considerations, (3) Social and Political Considerations, and (4) Applications. It concludes with an Afterword by James Lawson, one of the icons of the nonviolent American Civi

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"This groundbreaking collection of essays is more than simply a ‘handbook.’ These essays are models of rigor and clarity, presenting a sophisticated defense of pacifist thought while offering a compelling vision of a peaceful and just world. Taken together, these essays demonstrate that pacifism is more than a noble and idealist dream, more than an ethics of war, but a practical and conceptually well-grounded basis for a philosophy of life."

--Charles Brown, Emporia State University

"To my knowledge, The Routledge Handbook of Pacifism and Nonviolence is a more ambitious and comprehensive book than any other collection of writings on pacifism and nonviolence ever published. Written by scholars and activists with knowledge and passion, and carefully edited by Andrew Fiala, this book will be our standard reference on pacifism and nonviolence for decades to come."

--Predrag Cicovacki, College of the Holy Cross

"This Handbook brings together invaluable and wide-ranging perspectives on pacifism and nonviolence, thereby enabling further creative interaction and useful integration of those perspectives. It is really impossible to think how it could be better."

--James P. Sterba, University of Notre Dame



Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Andrew Fiala

Part I: Historical and Tradition-Specific Considerations

  2. A History of the Idea of Pacifism and Nonviolence: Ancient to Modern

  3. Duane L. Cady

  4. Nonviolence and Pacifism in the Long Nineteenth Century

  5. Michael Allan Fox

  6. Pacifism in the Twentieth Century and Beyond

  7. Andrew Fiala

  8. Christian Pacifism

  9. Daniel A. Dombrowski

  10. Peace and Nonviolence in Islam

  11. Ramin Jahanbegloo

  12. Philosophy of Nonviolence in Africa

  13. Gail M. Presbey

  14. Nonviolence in the Dharma Traditions: Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism

  15. Veena R. Howard

  16. The Gandhi-King Tradition and Satyagraha

  17. Barry L. Gan

    Part II: Conceptual and Moral Considerations

  18. Pacifism and the Concept of Morality

  19. Robert L. Holmes

  20. Peace: Negative and Positive

  21. David Boersema

  22. The Pacifist Critique of the Just War Tradition

  23. Cheyney Ryan

  24. Contingent Pacifism

  25. Paul Morrow

  26. Humanitarian Intervention and the Problem of Genocide and Atrocity

  27. Jennifer Kling

  28. Virtue Ethics and Nonviolence

  29. David K. Chan

  30. Personal Pacifism and Conscientious Objection

  31. Eric Reitan

  32. Pacifism: Does it Make Moral Sense?

  33. Jan Narveson

  34. Pacifism as Pathology

  35. José-Antonio Orosco

    Part III: Social and Political Considerations

  36. The Triumph of the Liberal Democratic Peace and the Dangers of Its Success

  37. Fuat Gursozlu

  38. Human Rights and International Law

  39. Robert Paul Churchill

  40. Hospitality, Identity, and Cosmopolitanism: Antidotes to the Violence of Otherness

  41. Eddy M. Souffrant

  42. Warism and the Dominant Worldview

  43. Duane L. Cady

  44. The Military-Industrial Complex

  45. William Gay

  46. Feminism and Nonviolent Activism

  47. Danielle Poe

  48. Queer Oppression and Pacifism

  49. Blake Hereth

    Part IV: Applications

  50. Care Theory, Peacemaking, and Education

  51. Nel Noddings

  52. Becoming Nonviolent: Sociobiological, Neurophysiological, and Spiritual Perspectives

  53. Andrew Fitz-Gibbon

  54. The Death Penalty and Nonviolence: Justice Beyond Empathy

  55. Lloyd Steffen

  56. Ecology and Pacifism

  57. Mark Woods

  58. Animals, Vegetarianism, and Nonviolence

  59. Christopher Chapple

  60. Children, Violence, and Nonviolence

  61. Jane Hall Fitz-Gibbon

  62. Peace Pedagogy from the Borderlines

Renee Bricker, Yi Deng, Donna A. Gessell, and Michael Proulx

Afterword: Nonviolence and the Non-Existent Country

James M. Lawson, Jr.

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      Book Synopsis

      Interest in pacifismâan idea with a long history in philosophical thought and in several religious traditionsâis growing. The Routledge Handbook of Pacifism and Nonviolence is the first comprehensive reference designed to introduce newcomers and researchers to the many varieties of pacifism and nonviolence, to their history and philosophy, and to pacifismâs most serious critiques. The volume offers 32 brand new chapters from the worldâs leading experts across a diverse range of fields, who together provide a broad discussion of pacifism and nonviolence in connection with virtue ethics, capital punishment, animal ethics, ecology, queer theory, and feminism, among other areas. This Handbook is divided into four sections: (1) Historical and Tradition-Specific Considerations, (2) Conceptual and Moral Considerations, (3) Social and Political Considerations, and (4) Applications. It concludes with an Afterword by James Lawson, one of the icons of the nonviolent American Civi

      Trade Review

      "This groundbreaking collection of essays is more than simply a ‘handbook.’ These essays are models of rigor and clarity, presenting a sophisticated defense of pacifist thought while offering a compelling vision of a peaceful and just world. Taken together, these essays demonstrate that pacifism is more than a noble and idealist dream, more than an ethics of war, but a practical and conceptually well-grounded basis for a philosophy of life."

      --Charles Brown, Emporia State University

      "To my knowledge, The Routledge Handbook of Pacifism and Nonviolence is a more ambitious and comprehensive book than any other collection of writings on pacifism and nonviolence ever published. Written by scholars and activists with knowledge and passion, and carefully edited by Andrew Fiala, this book will be our standard reference on pacifism and nonviolence for decades to come."

      --Predrag Cicovacki, College of the Holy Cross

      "This Handbook brings together invaluable and wide-ranging perspectives on pacifism and nonviolence, thereby enabling further creative interaction and useful integration of those perspectives. It is really impossible to think how it could be better."

      --James P. Sterba, University of Notre Dame



      Table of Contents

      Notes on Contributors

      Acknowledgements

      Introduction

      Andrew Fiala

      Part I: Historical and Tradition-Specific Considerations

      2. A History of the Idea of Pacifism and Nonviolence: Ancient to Modern

      3. Duane L. Cady

      4. Nonviolence and Pacifism in the Long Nineteenth Century

      5. Michael Allan Fox

      6. Pacifism in the Twentieth Century and Beyond

      7. Andrew Fiala

      8. Christian Pacifism

      9. Daniel A. Dombrowski

      10. Peace and Nonviolence in Islam

      11. Ramin Jahanbegloo

      12. Philosophy of Nonviolence in Africa

      13. Gail M. Presbey

      14. Nonviolence in the Dharma Traditions: Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism

      15. Veena R. Howard

      16. The Gandhi-King Tradition and Satyagraha

      17. Barry L. Gan

        Part II: Conceptual and Moral Considerations

      18. Pacifism and the Concept of Morality

      19. Robert L. Holmes

      20. Peace: Negative and Positive

      21. David Boersema

      22. The Pacifist Critique of the Just War Tradition

      23. Cheyney Ryan

      24. Contingent Pacifism

      25. Paul Morrow

      26. Humanitarian Intervention and the Problem of Genocide and Atrocity

      27. Jennifer Kling

      28. Virtue Ethics and Nonviolence

      29. David K. Chan

      30. Personal Pacifism and Conscientious Objection

      31. Eric Reitan

      32. Pacifism: Does it Make Moral Sense?

      33. Jan Narveson

      34. Pacifism as Pathology

      35. José-Antonio Orosco

        Part III: Social and Political Considerations

      36. The Triumph of the Liberal Democratic Peace and the Dangers of Its Success

      37. Fuat Gursozlu

      38. Human Rights and International Law

      39. Robert Paul Churchill

      40. Hospitality, Identity, and Cosmopolitanism: Antidotes to the Violence of Otherness

      41. Eddy M. Souffrant

      42. Warism and the Dominant Worldview

      43. Duane L. Cady

      44. The Military-Industrial Complex

      45. William Gay

      46. Feminism and Nonviolent Activism

      47. Danielle Poe

      48. Queer Oppression and Pacifism

      49. Blake Hereth

        Part IV: Applications

      50. Care Theory, Peacemaking, and Education

      51. Nel Noddings

      52. Becoming Nonviolent: Sociobiological, Neurophysiological, and Spiritual Perspectives

      53. Andrew Fitz-Gibbon

      54. The Death Penalty and Nonviolence: Justice Beyond Empathy

      55. Lloyd Steffen

      56. Ecology and Pacifism

      57. Mark Woods

      58. Animals, Vegetarianism, and Nonviolence

      59. Christopher Chapple

      60. Children, Violence, and Nonviolence

      61. Jane Hall Fitz-Gibbon

      62. Peace Pedagogy from the Borderlines

      Renee Bricker, Yi Deng, Donna A. Gessell, and Michael Proulx

      Afterword: Nonviolence and the Non-Existent Country

      James M. Lawson, Jr.

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