Practical pacifism -- Appendix : For philosophers only -- Of apes and militarists : the human roots of political violence -- Absolute pacifism and just war theory -- Citizenship, epistemology, and the just war theory -- Violence, terrorism, and war -- Terrorism and the philosophy of history -- Alienation, information, and war -- The myth of the suicide bomber : despair and eschatology -- The melioristic imperative of liberal hope -- Democracy, philosophy, and peace.
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The United States has a unique responsibility and opportunity to use democracy to end war; but, after 9/11, many can no longer imagine pacifism in any form. Practical Pacifism argues for an approach to peace that aims beyond religion toward a moral consensus that is developed ragmatically through dialogue aimed at overlapping consensus.