Kit R. Christensen is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Bemidji State University, Minnesota. His publications include Nonviolence, Peace, and Justice (2010), The Politics of Character Development (1994) and Philosophy and Choice (1999).
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I. The Nature of Revenge: 1. Revenge: what it is and what it isn't
2. A little natural history
3. Interpretations of harm, norms of response
4. Groups as victims and avengers
Part II. The Morality of Vengeance: 5. Revenge, punishment, and the state
6. The immorality of revenge, considering the consequences
7. Some nonconsequentialist responses
8. War and vengeance
9. Undermining vengeance, building sustainable peace
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