History of Publications
The CPP was established in 1981, under the name PANDORA (“Philosophers Against Nuclear Destruction of Rational Animals”), Stephen Anderson became the first editor of the organization’s newsletter. Between September of 1981 and December of 1986, he published thirteen issues. The first three issues were released under the title of PANDORA. Due to the sexist and exclusionary aspects of the acronym, however, the next two issues were released under the title of Concerned Philosophers. Beginning in 1983, the name of the newsletter was expanded to Concerned Philosophers for Peace, which has also been the name of the organization since that time.
From 1987 to 2002, William Gay was editor of the newsletter and released it semiannually under the title Concerned Philosophers for Peace Newsletter (ISSN 1062-9114). For the purposes of continuity, that initial issue in 1987 was designated as Volume 7, Number 1. The issues that Anderson had previously released were re-designated as the first six volumes.
Since 2003, Greg Moses has served as the editor of the newsletter; between 2006 and 2025, he placed much more information on the organization’s website after becoming the CPP’s Webmaster.
CPP Books
Value Inquiry Book Series: Philosophy of Peace Volumes
See a list of all volumes of Philosophy of Peace and read a summary of each volume.
Pre-POP Volumes Based on Initial Three Annual Meetings
Duane Cady and Richard Werner, eds. Just War, Nonviolence and Nuclear Deterrence: Philosophers on War and Peace. Wakefield, NH: Longwood Academic, 1991.
Kenneth Klein and Joseph Kunkel, eds. In the Interest of Peace: A Spectrum of Philosophical Perspectives. Wakefield, NH: Longwood Academic, 1990.
Joseph Kunkel and Kenneth Klein, eds. Issues in War and Peace: Philosophical Inquiries. Wolfeboro, NH: Longwood Academic, 1989.
Non-POP Volumes
These publications are written and edited by many contributors from among our CPP members or are sponsored by the CPP.
Alexander N. Chumakov, Ivan I. Mazour, and William C. Gay, eds. Global Studies Encyclopedic Dictionary. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2014.
I.I. Mazour, A.N. Chumakov, and W.C. Gay, eds. Global Studies Encyclopedia. Moscow: Raduga, 2003. [Russian edition: И.И. Мазур и А.Н. Чумаков, Главные Редакторы и Составители. Глобалистика Энциклопедия. Москва: Радуга, 2003]
William Gay and T.A. Alekseeva, eds. On the Eve of the 21st Century: Perspectives of Russian and American Philosophers. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1994.