| Pragmatic Nonviolence: Working Toward a Better World Contributor(s): Fitz-Gibbon, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004445986 ISBN-13: 9789004445987 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $79.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.60 lbs) 164 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Written in dialogue format, Andrew Fitz-Gibbon's Pragmatic Nonviolence argues that nonviolence is the best hope for a better world. Human violence in all its forms--physical, psychological and systemic-cultural--is perhaps the greatest obstacle to well-being in personal and community life. Nonviolence as "a practice that, whenever possible, seeks the well-being of the Other, by refusing to use violence to solve problems, and by acting according to loving kindness" is the best antidote to human violence. By drawing on the philosophy of nonviolence, the American pragmatist tradition and recent empirical research, Pragmatic Nonviolence demonstrates that, rather than being merely theoretical, nonviolence is a truly practical approach toward personal and community well-being. |