Between Global Violence and the Ethics of Peace
Demenchonok
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Description for Between Global Violence and the Ethics of Peace
Hardback. 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. Editor(s): Demenchonok, Edward. Series: AJES: Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 656.
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. Drawing on a vast range of philosophical traditions – Taoist, Hellenic, and Western – they show the relevance of an ethics of nonviolence in search for peaceful alternatives. They examine Kant’s idea of perpetual peace and its development by ... Read more
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. Drawing on a vast range of philosophical traditions – Taoist, Hellenic, and Western – they show the relevance of an ethics of nonviolence in search for peaceful alternatives. They examine Kant’s idea of perpetual peace and its development by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
AJES: Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405196628
SKU
V9781405196628
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About Demenchonok
Edward Demenchonok has worked as a senior researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, and is currently a professor of foreign languages and philosophy at Fort Valley State University in Georgia, USA. He is listed in 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 21st Century and is a recipient of the Twenty-First Century Award for Achievement in ... Read more
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