•  4
    Andrew Fitz-Gibbon in Pragmatic Nonviolence: Working Toward a Better World argues that a principled form of pragmatism—pragmatism shaped by the theory of nonviolence—is the best hope for our world. He defines nonviolence as “a practice that, whenever possible seeks the well-being of the Other, by refusing to use violence to solve problems, and by having an intentional commitment to lovingkindness.” In the first part of the book, Fitz-Gibbon asks what a better world would look like. In the second…Read more
  •  1
    The Fragility of Tolerant Pluralism
    Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan. 2017.
    Sparked by the recent threats to an open and pluralistic society in both Europe and the United States, The Fragility of Tolerant Pluralism is an exploration of social and political philosophy. Using the early sixteenth century as a lens to view our own struggles with multiple visions of a good society, the book looks at tolerant pluralism in the light of the twin challenges of resurgent nationalisms and Islamist terrorism. The book makes a case not only for social toleration, but for a deep plur…Read more
  •  3
    Civility, Nonviolent Resistance, and the New Struggle for Social Justice. Edited by Amin Asfari (review)
    Journal for Peace and Justice Studies 30 (1-2): 235-238. 2021.
  •  9
    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.
  •  14
    The New Atheists: The Twilight of Reason and the War on Religion
    Journal for Peace and Justice Studies 19 (1): 89-92. 2009.
  •  20
    The Praxis of Nonviolence and the Care of Children Who Have Been Victims of Violence
    Journal for Peace and Justice Studies 19 (2): 46-57. 2009.
    This paper is a reflection on a personal journey toward nonviolence, and looks particularly at the nonviolent care of children who have been victims of emotional, sexual and physical violence. It analyzes the philosophical threads of praxis, nonviolence and how moral sense is shaped through a triad of affective, reflective and elective experience. It concludes with a MacIntyrean perspective relating to the conjoining of theory and practice in the formation of a robust nonviolent praxis.
  •  7
    The New Atheists: The Twilight of Reason and the War on Religion (review)
    Journal for Peace and Justice Studies 19 (1): 89-92. 2009.
  •  2
    Love as a Guide to Morals
    Brill | Rodopi. 2012.
    _Love as a Guide to Morals_ is an entry-level introduction to the ethical importance of love. Written in conversational format this book looks uniquely at the complexity of love in human relationships and how love can guide ethical decision-making. The book suggests that love in all its intricacy—erotic/erosic love, friendship, affection, and agapic love—is the great good of human life. The book argues that love has a unifying power for morality, and is more suited to ethical thinking and practi…Read more
  •  22
    Somaesthetics
    Social Philosophy Today 28 85-99. 2012.
    In this paper I suggest that an ambivalence toward—sometimes hatred of—bodies has contributed to violence against bodies. I take my cue from the work of Richard Shusterman who coined the word “somaesthetics” and who has called for a new philosophical discipline of the same name. Shusterman’s work provides the beginning of a new matrix for a positive body consciousness. I also glance briefly at the work of Mark Johnson and other pragmatists who have urged a new conceptualization of bodies and min…Read more
  •  20
    Adam Hochschild, To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 (review)
    Journal for Peace and Justice Studies 22 (1): 144-147. 2012.
  •  38
    The Prudence of Love (review)
    Teaching Philosophy 35 (1): 92-95. 2012.
  •  2
    _Positive Peace _is a scholarly and creative compilation of articles on peace education, nonviolence and social change. Arun Gandhi sets the scene in his introduction with the challenge that positive peace is both a resisting of the physical violence of war and the passive violence of the psychological structures that lead to conflict. Peace education rises to meet that challenge. In twelve chapters, philosophers and educators look at a variety of topics from Gandhian nonviolence, to pragmatic c…Read more
  •  2
    Somaesthetics
    Social Philosophy Today 28 85-99. 2012.
    In this paper I suggest that an ambivalence toward—sometimes hatred of—bodies has contributed to violence against bodies. I take my cue from the work of Richard Shusterman who coined the word “somaesthetics” and who has called for a new philosophical discipline of the same name. Shusterman’s work provides the beginning of a new matrix for a positive body consciousness. I also glance briefly at the work of Mark Johnson and other pragmatists who have urged a new conceptualization of bodies and min…Read more
  • Case Studies from Research at SUNY Cortland
    with Kathryn Russell
    Philosophical Practice 4 (3): 502-518. 2009.
    The case studies we present in this article are from an Institutional Review Board approved research project conducted at the State University of New York College at Cortland, in May through November 2008. Our IRB supported research in philosophical practice is the first of its kind. It was entitled “Philosophical Counseling: Case Studies and Their Implications.” Our research question was“Does talking to a trained philosopher help people resolve life issues?” We concluded that most of our client…Read more
  •  3
    Understanding Nonviolence: Contours and Contexts (review)
    Journal for Peace and Justice Studies 25 (2): 176-179. 2015.
  •  35
    Rehabilitating Nonresistance
    The Acorn 14 (1): 27-32. 2010.
  •  14
    Somaesthetics: Possibilities for Philosophical Practice
    Philosophical Practice: Journal of the American Philosophical Practitioners Association (American Philosophical Practitioners Association) 8 (2). 2013.
  •  52
    Is Love Non-Violent?
    The Acorn 13 (2): 37-42. 2007.
  •  13
    Review of "Love and Forgiveness for a More Just World" (review)
    Essays in Philosophy 17 (2): 191-201. 2016.
  • (edited book)
    . 2010.