Barry L. Gan's Nonviolence: An Introduction introduces readers to myths about the violence taken for granted in our daily lives, and advocates for more principled, nonviolent action on moral, ethical and philosophical grounds.
Barry L. Gan's Nonviolence: An Introduction introduces readers to myths about the violence taken for granted in our daily lives, and advocates for more principled, nonviolent action on moral, ethical and philosophical grounds.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Produktdetails
Produktdetails
Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy
Barry L. Gan is professor of philosophy and director of the Center for Nonviolence at St. Bonaventure University. He is editor of the journal The Acorn: Journal of the Gandhi-King Society and has co-edited the anthology, Nonviolence in Theory and Practice with Robert L. Holmes.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I: Violence Chapter 1: Molded by Myths Chapter 2: The Myth of Physical Violence The Common View The Problem with the Common View But Where Is the Violence in These Examples? A Confusion? Conclusion Chapter 3: The Myth of Good Guys and Bad Guys The Myth at Work Deconstructing the Myth Overcoming the Myth Chapter 4: The Myth of Necessary Violence A More Charitable Interpretation The Difficulty with the Charitable Interpretation The Practical Relevance of Means to Ends Chapter 5: The Myth of Effective Punishment Revenge Retribution Punishment as Educative or Rehabilitative Deterrence Restitution and Recompense Conclusion Part II: Nonviolence Chapter 6: An Overview of Nonviolence Chapter 7: Selective Nonviolence Sharp's Theory of Power Theories of Nonviolent Strategy Chapter 8: Toward a Theory of Comprehensive Nonviolence The Implications of a Fuller Account of Violence Self-Suffering and Cognitive Dissonance The Importance of Offering a Choice to One's Adversaries An Example: Serbia Some Other Examples: Egypt and Syria Toward Comprehensive Nonviolence Chapter 9: Comprehensive Nonviolence How Comprehensive Nonviolence Addresses the Five Myths Self-Suffering Can Bring Redemption If It's About Winning, It's Not Nonviolence
Part I: Violence Chapter 1: Molded by Myths Chapter 2: The Myth of Physical Violence The Common View The Problem with the Common View But Where Is the Violence in These Examples? A Confusion? Conclusion Chapter 3: The Myth of Good Guys and Bad Guys The Myth at Work Deconstructing the Myth Overcoming the Myth Chapter 4: The Myth of Necessary Violence A More Charitable Interpretation The Difficulty with the Charitable Interpretation The Practical Relevance of Means to Ends Chapter 5: The Myth of Effective Punishment Revenge Retribution Punishment as Educative or Rehabilitative Deterrence Restitution and Recompense Conclusion Part II: Nonviolence Chapter 6: An Overview of Nonviolence Chapter 7: Selective Nonviolence Sharp's Theory of Power Theories of Nonviolent Strategy Chapter 8: Toward a Theory of Comprehensive Nonviolence The Implications of a Fuller Account of Violence Self-Suffering and Cognitive Dissonance The Importance of Offering a Choice to One's Adversaries An Example: Serbia Some Other Examples: Egypt and Syria Toward Comprehensive Nonviolence Chapter 9: Comprehensive Nonviolence How Comprehensive Nonviolence Addresses the Five Myths Self-Suffering Can Bring Redemption If It's About Winning, It's Not Nonviolence
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