Andrew Fiala is Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Fresno, USA. He is the author of The Just War Myth (2008), The Philosopher's Voice (2002) and Practical Pacifism (2004), and editor of the Bloomsbury Companion to Political Philosophy (2015).

• IntroductionPart 1: TheoryChapter 1: Defending the Indefensiblea) The (Understandable) Failure of Just War Theoryb) The Just War Myth Revisitedc) The Problem of Moral RationalizationChapter 2: Gandhi, Buber, and the Dream of a Great and Lasting Peacea) The Challenge of Nazismb) Fighting Fire with FireC) Quenching and Preventing ViolenceChapter 3: Applied Ethics, Normative Theory, and Critical Social Theorya) The Limits of Applied Ethics b) A Critique of the Pacifism-Realism Continuumc) Pacifism as Normative Theoryd) Analogies: Feminism, Race Theory, Animal Welfare, Ecology, Human Rightse) The Pacific VirtuesChapter 4: On Seeing Structures of Violencea) Structural Violence b) Cultural Violencec) The Frankfurt Schoold) Theory as a Way of SeeingChapter 5: Pacifism, Utopia, and Human Rights a) Critique of Pacifism I: Inconsistentb) Critique of Pacifism II: Immoralc) Critique of Pacifism III: Bourgeois and Reactionaryd) The Human Rights Analogye) A Modest Defense of Utopian Social Theory and PracticePart 2: PracticeChapter 6: The Peaceful Self a) The Soft Nonsense of Spiritual Nonviolenceb) The Strenuous Work of the Peaceful Selfc) Stoicism, Christianity, Buddhismd) Positive PsychologyChapter 7: Domestic Tranquilitya) Domestic violence and family relationsb) Care Ethics and Maternal Thinkingc) The Masculinity Problemd) Peace Begins in the HomeChapter 8: Nonviolent Culture, Cultural Causation, and the Mediaa) Thug Culturesb) The Online Trollsc) Violence and Video Gamesd) Cultural Violence and CausationChapter 9: Nonviolent politics and the economics of peacea) Civility, Hospitality, and Democracyb) Beyond the Profit Motivec) Leadership, Management, and CommunityChapter 10: Beyond Wara) Nonviolent Policing and Weaponryb) The Problem of Military-Industrial-Carceral Complexesc) On a Moral Equivalent of Ward) Pacifism, Anarchism, and CosmopolitanismChapter 11: Eco-pacifisma) Deep Ecology and Nonviolenceb) Toward a Nonviolent Dietc) The Taoist-Epicurean Saged) The Wisdom of Letting BeConclusion: Philosophy as a Practice of Nonviolencea) The Example of Socratesb) Socratic Teachingc) Dialogued) Peace Educatione) Peace PhilosophyBibliographyIndex

As thoughtful and thought-provoking as it is informed and informative, ‘Transformative Pacifism: Critical Theory and Practice’ is an exceptionally well written, organized and presented study that is especially and unreservedly recommended addition to community, college, and university library Contemporary Philosophy collections and supplemental studies reading lists.

Andrew Fiala is Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Fresno, USA. He is the author of The Just War Myth (2008), The Philosopher's Voice (2002) and Practical Pacifism (2004), and editor of the Bloomsbury Companion to Political Philosophy (2015).

• IntroductionPart 1: TheoryChapter 1: Defending the Indefensiblea) The (Understandable) Failure of Just War Theoryb) The Just War Myth Revisitedc) The Problem of Moral RationalizationChapter 2: Gandhi, Buber, and the Dream of a Great and Lasting Peacea) The Challenge of Nazismb) Fighting Fire with FireC) Quenching and Preventing ViolenceChapter 3: Applied Ethics, Normative Theory, and Critical Social Theorya) The Limits of Applied Ethics b) A Critique of the Pacifism-Realism Continuumc) Pacifism as Normative Theoryd) Analogies: Feminism, Race Theory, Animal Welfare, Ecology, Human Rightse) The Pacific VirtuesChapter 4: On Seeing Structures of Violencea) Structural Violence b) Cultural Violencec) The Frankfurt Schoold) Theory as a Way of SeeingChapter 5: Pacifism, Utopia, and Human Rights a) Critique of Pacifism I: Inconsistentb) Critique of Pacifism II: Immoralc) Critique of Pacifism III: Bourgeois and Reactionaryd) The Human Rights Analogye) A Modest Defense of Utopian Social Theory and PracticePart 2: PracticeChapter 6: The Peaceful Self a) The Soft Nonsense of Spiritual Nonviolenceb) The Strenuous Work of the Peaceful Selfc) Stoicism, Christianity, Buddhismd) Positive PsychologyChapter 7: Domestic Tranquilitya) Domestic violence and family relationsb) Care Ethics and Maternal Thinkingc) The Masculinity Problemd) Peace Begins in the HomeChapter 8: Nonviolent Culture, Cultural Causation, and the Mediaa) Thug Culturesb) The Online Trollsc) Violence and Video Gamesd) Cultural Violence and CausationChapter 9: Nonviolent politics and the economics of peacea) Civility, Hospitality, and Democracyb) Beyond the Profit Motivec) Leadership, Management, and CommunityChapter 10: Beyond Wara) Nonviolent Policing and Weaponryb) The Problem of Military-Industrial-Carceral Complexesc) On a Moral Equivalent of Ward) Pacifism, Anarchism, and CosmopolitanismChapter 11: Eco-pacifisma) Deep Ecology and Nonviolenceb) Toward a Nonviolent Dietc) The Taoist-Epicurean Saged) The Wisdom of Letting BeConclusion: Philosophy as a Practice of Nonviolencea) The Example of Socratesb) Socratic Teachingc) Dialogued) Peace Educatione) Peace PhilosophyBibliographyIndex

As thoughtful and thought-provoking as it is informed and informative, ‘Transformative Pacifism: Critical Theory and Practice’ is an exceptionally well written, organized and presented study that is especially and unreservedly recommended addition to community, college, and university library Contemporary Philosophy collections and supplemental studies reading lists.

Andrew Fiala is Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Fresno, USA. He is the author of The Just War Myth (2008), The Philosopher's Voice (2002) and Practical Pacifism (2004), and editor of the Bloomsbury Companion to Political Philosophy (2015).

• IntroductionPart 1: TheoryChapter 1: Defending the Indefensiblea) The (Understandable) Failure of Just War Theoryb) The Just War Myth Revisitedc) The Problem of Moral RationalizationChapter 2: Gandhi, Buber, and the Dream of a Great and Lasting Peacea) The Challenge of Nazismb) Fighting Fire with FireC) Quenching and Preventing ViolenceChapter 3: Applied Ethics, Normative Theory, and Critical Social Theorya) The Limits of Applied Ethics b) A Critique of the Pacifism-Realism Continuumc) Pacifism as Normative Theoryd) Analogies: Feminism, Race Theory, Animal Welfare, Ecology, Human Rightse) The Pacific VirtuesChapter 4: On Seeing Structures of Violencea) Structural Violence b) Cultural Violencec) The Frankfurt Schoold) Theory as a Way of SeeingChapter 5: Pacifism, Utopia, and Human Rights a) Critique of Pacifism I: Inconsistentb) Critique of Pacifism II: Immoralc) Critique of Pacifism III: Bourgeois and Reactionaryd) The Human Rights Analogye) A Modest Defense of Utopian Social Theory and PracticePart 2: PracticeChapter 6: The Peaceful Self a) The Soft Nonsense of Spiritual Nonviolenceb) The Strenuous Work of the Peaceful Selfc) Stoicism, Christianity, Buddhismd) Positive PsychologyChapter 7: Domestic Tranquilitya) Domestic violence and family relationsb) Care Ethics and Maternal Thinkingc) The Masculinity Problemd) Peace Begins in the HomeChapter 8: Nonviolent Culture, Cultural Causation, and the Mediaa) Thug Culturesb) The Online Trollsc) Violence and Video Gamesd) Cultural Violence and CausationChapter 9: Nonviolent politics and the economics of peacea) Civility, Hospitality, and Democracyb) Beyond the Profit Motivec) Leadership, Management, and CommunityChapter 10: Beyond Wara) Nonviolent Policing and Weaponryb) The Problem of Military-Industrial-Carceral Complexesc) On a Moral Equivalent of Ward) Pacifism, Anarchism, and CosmopolitanismChapter 11: Eco-pacifisma) Deep Ecology and Nonviolenceb) Toward a Nonviolent Dietc) The Taoist-Epicurean Saged) The Wisdom of Letting BeConclusion: Philosophy as a Practice of Nonviolencea) The Example of Socratesb) Socratic Teachingc) Dialogued) Peace Educatione) Peace PhilosophyBibliographyIndex

As thoughtful and thought-provoking as it is informed and informative, ‘Transformative Pacifism: Critical Theory and Practice’ is an exceptionally well written, organized and presented study that is especially and unreservedly recommended addition to community, college, and university library Contemporary Philosophy collections and supplemental studies reading lists.