Violence: A Philosophical Anthology Book

Notes on Contributors vii

Acknowledgements ix

Introduction Vittorio Bufacchi 1

1 Force, Violence and Law and Force and Coercion John Dewey 5

Commentary on Dewey 15

2 The Economic Meaning of War and Protection Frederic C. Lane 17

Commentary on Lane 31

3 Violence and the Western Political Tradition Sheldon S. Wolin 33

Commentary on Wolin 49

4 On Violence Robert Paul Wolff 51

Commentary on Wolff 65

5 Justifying Violence Bernard Gert 66

Commentary on Gert 76

6 Violence, Peace and Peace Research Johan Galtung 78

Commentary on Galtung 110

7 What is Wrong with Violence Gerald C. MacCallum 112

Commentary on MacCallum 134

8 On the Meaning and Justification of Violence Robert Audi 136

Commentary on Audi 168

9 What Violence Is Newton Garver 170

Commentary on Garver 183

10 The Marxist Conception of Violence John Harris 185

Commentary on Harris 207

11 On Justifying Violence Kai Nielsen 209

Commentary on Nielsen 242

12 The Idea of Violence C. A. J. Coady 244

Commentary on Coady 265

13 Violence and the Perspective of Morality Robert L. Holmes 267

Commentary on Holmes 294

14 Violence and Power Robert F. Litke 296

Commentary on Litke 309

15 The Different Categories of Violence Jamil Salmi 311

Commentary on Salmi 320

16 Poverty and Violence Steven Lee 322

Commentary on Lee 334

17 Outliving Oneself Susan J. Brison 336

Commentary on Brison 363

18 Thinking Clearly about Violence Allan Back 375

Commentary on Back 376

Index 376