Violence and nonviolence : an introduction /
Violence and Nonviolence: an Introduction critiques five dominant societal views about violence and nonviolence. Using evidence from scientific studies as well as anecdotal evidence and news reports, esteemed scholar and editor Barry L. Gan shows students that these widely adopted and violent views...
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| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,
2013
Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2013] Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2013] |
| Series: | Studies in social, political, and legal philosophy
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; I: Violence; 1 Molded by Myths; Notes; 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; Notes; 3 The Myth of Good Guys and Bad Guys; The Myth at Work; Deconstructing the Myth; Overcoming the Myth; Notes; 4 The Myth of Necessary Violence; A More Charitable Interpretation; The Difficulty with the Charitable Interpretation; The Practical Relevance of Means to Ends; Notes; 5 The Myth of Effective Punishment; Revenge; Retribution
- Molded by myths
- The myth of physical violence
- The myth of good guys and bad guys
- The myth of necessary violence
- The myth of effective punishment
- An overview of nonviolence
- Selective nonviolence
- Toward a theory of comprehensive nonviolence
- Comprehensive nonviolence
- How Comprehensive Nonviolence Addresses the Five MythsRedemption without Punishment; If It's about Winning, It's Not Nonviolence; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
- Punishment as Education or RehabilitationDeterrence; Restitution and Recompense; Conclusion; Notes; II: Nonviolence; 6 An Overview of Nonviolence; Notes; 7 Selective Nonviolence; Sharp's Theory of Power; Theories of Nonviolent Strategy; Notes; 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; Notes; 9 Comprehensive Nonviolence