Demenchonok, Edward (ed.) Between Global Violence and the Ethics of Peace AJES - Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice
1. Edition - April 2009 32.90 Euro 2009. 200 Pages, Softcover ISBN-10: 1-4051-9661-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-9661-1 - John Wiley & Sons
Detailed description The 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. The contributors examine the problems of structural and direct violence, war and peace, human rights, toleration, and the ethics of international relations and co-responsibility in a globalized world.
From the contents Preface 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).
