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Perversions of Democracy by Wendy Hamblet
Hamblet, Wendy, “Perversions of Democracy and the Need for Global Federalism,” Newsletter of the Concerned Philosophers for Peace, Vol. 26 (2006)
“Most people are bad judges in their own case.” Aristotle (Politics. 1280a15-16)
1. The Problem of Democracy
When one looks across the globe today, a decade after the collapse of the Soviet Bloc and the utopian [...]
On World Federation by Ronald J. Glossop
Glossup, Ronald J., “On World Federation,” Newsletter of the Concerned Philosophers for Peace, Vol. 26 (Spring – Summer 2006).
At the global level, a democratic world federation would provide a way of using deliberation to deal with global problems such as (1) putting an end to war and the availability of increasingly deadly weapons, (2) regulating [...]
Cooperative Capitalism by J.W. Smith
Smith, J.W., “Cooperative Capitalism: The Missing ‘Human Face’ of Economics,” Newsletter of the Concerned Philosophers for Peace, Vol. 26 (Spring – Summer 2006).
Thank you professor Martin for those kind words and thank you for the opportunity to speak to your fine audience. Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen. It is indeed a pleasure to [...]
Buying Moral Victory by Ruth Lucier
Lucier, Ruth, “Buying Moral Victory: Review of P.W. Singer, Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry (Cornell University Press, 2003),” Newsletter of the Concerned Philosophers for Peace, Vol. 26 (Spring – Summer 2006).
I grew up hearing about the Military Industrial Complex in a home with parents who believed that almost all wars are [...]
Can Peace be Taught? by Greg Moses
Moses, Greg, “A Review of Robert L Holmes and Barry L. Gan, Nonviolence in Theory and Practice, 2nd Ed.(Long Grove, Ill: Waveland Press, 2005),” Newsletter of the Concerned Philosophers for Peace, Vol. 26 (Spring – Summer 2006)
In this much expanded second edition, new co-editor Barry L. Gan joins Robert L. Holmes to produce a collection [...]