Academic Writings and Lectures
BOOKS:
The Chickenhawk Syndrome: War, Sacrifice, and Personal Responsibility (Roman and Littlefield, March 2009).
Pacifism: The Basics (Routledge, 2021 forthcoming).
I am currently collecting my published and unpublished writings on non-violence, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dorothy Day, and other activists for a collection titled A Revolution of the Heart.
ARTICLES:
"Pacifism, Self Defense, and the Possibility of Killing", Ethics, Jan. 1983.
Reprinted in Philosophers Annual (chosen one of the best articles of 1983), ed. by Grim, Martin, and Athay (Ridgeview, 1984). Also reprinted in: Life and Death, ed. by Louis Pojman (Jones and Bartlett, 1992); Ethics of Inclusion, ed. by Gary Percesepe (MacMillan, 1995); Morality and Moral Controversies, ed. By John Arthur, (McGraw Hill, 1996); Ethics, ed. By Timothy Challans (McGraw Hill, 2000). Military Ethics, ed. by Anthony Coady and Igor Primoratz, part of the series International Library of Essays in Public and Professional Ethics (Ashgate Publishing Limited, November 2008); Ethics of War (in Polish), ed. by Tomasz Kuninski and Tomasz Zuradzki (Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, 2009).
"Self Defense and Pacifism" in Nuclear War and Morality, ed. by James Sterba, (Wadsworth 1985).
“Crisis, Commitment, and Science”, with Joseph Fracchia, in Open Marxism, edited by Richard Gunn, Werner Bonefeld, Kosmas Psychopedis, Pluto Press, 1992.
"The One Who Burns Herself for Peace", Hypatia, April 1994. (lead article) Reprinted in Feminism and Peace, ed. by Duane Cady and Karen Warren (Indiana University Press, 1996).
"The Morality of Pacifism" in Contemporary Moral Problems (4th edition), ed. by James White (West Publishing, 1994), Also in John Arthur, ed. Morality and Moral Controversies (4th and 5th eds.), Prentice Hall, 1995 and 2004.
"War and the State", in For and Against the State: New Philosophical Readings, ed. by Jan Narveson and Jack Sanders (Rowman and Littlefield, 1996).
“War without Sacrifice?” Responsive Community, fall 2002.
“Self-Defense and the Obligation to Kill and Die," Ethics and International Affairs, winter 2004.
“War, World Systems Theory, and State-System Theory,” Radical Philosophy (2006).
“Marxism and War,” in Socialism’s Relevance Today, ed Anatole Anton and Richard Schmitt, Lexington Press, 2006.
“Moral Equality, Conscription, and the Experience of Soldiers in Combat,” in Just and Unjust Warriors, ed. by Henry Shue and David Rodin (Oxford University Press, 2008).
“Sovereignty, Soldiering, and the Rise of Alienated War,” in Rethinking the 21st Century, ed. by Amy Eckert (Zed, 2008).
“Democratic Duty and the Moral Dilemma of Soldiers”, Ethics, fall 2011 (lead article).
‘Replies to Critics”, forum on my book The Chickenhawk Syndrome: War, Sacrifice, and Personal Responsibility, in Radical Philosophy (fall, 2011).
“The Dialogue of Global Ethics,” Ethics and International Affairs, winter 2012.
“The Dilemma of the Cosmopolitan Soldier,” in Post-Heroic Warfare, ed. By Sybelle Scheipers (CCW publication Palgrave, MacMillan, 2013).
“Military Necessity” and “Military Occupation”, in The International Encyclopedia of Ethics, ed. by Hugh LaFollette (Wiley, 2013).
“The Pacifist Critique of Actually Existing War,” in Jovan Babic, ed., Pacifism: Still the Issue? (Philosophical Yearbook of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade 2013).
"Pacifism, Just War, and Self-Defense” PHILOSOPHIA, Philosophical Quarterly of Israel (Vol. 41, No. 4, 2013)
"The Chickenhawk Argument," E-International Relations (October 2014)
"Pacifism(s)", The Philosophical Forum (Spring 2014)
"Rights", and "Talking with Students," in Teaching about Rape in War and Genocide, ed. by Carol Rittner and John Roth, ed. (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015).
"Pacifism", Oxford Handbook on the Ethics of War, ed, by Seth Lazar and Helen Frowe, (Oxford University Press, 2016).
Review of Robert Holmes, Pacifism Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (2016).
"Bearers of Hope: On the Paradox of Non-Violent Action", in The Ethics of Soft War, ed. by Michael Gross and Tami Meisels (Cambridge University Press, 2016).
“The Hard Hand of War”, Law and Philosophy (2017).
“Interactive Justice and Non-Violence”, Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (2017).
“The Pacifist Critique of Just War Theory”, in Andrew Fiala, ed. The Routledge Handbook of Pacifism and Nonviolence (2017).
"War, Hostilities, Terrorism: A Pacifist Perspective", in Pacifism’s Appeal Ethos, History, Politics ed by Kustermans, J., Sauer, T., Lootens, D., Segaert, B. (2018). This book contains several essays on my writings on pacifism.
“The Morning Stars Will Sing Together: Compassion, Nonviolence, and the Revolution of the Heart”, in The Routledge Handbook of Love in Philosophy, ed. by Adrienne Martin (Routledge, 2019).
"Wretched Nurseries of Unceasing Discord": War, Nationalism, and the Politics of Peace, in Theoretical Inquiries in Law (Fall 2020).
FORTHCOMING:
"'Do Not Let Your Anger Die': Anger, Nonviolence, and Creative Extremism", in Gandhi’s Global Legacy: Lessons from Our Modern Times and Moral Challenges, ed. by Veena Howard and Falon Kartch (Lexington, forthcoming).
"The Lament of the Demobilized", in To End a War: Essays on Justice, Peace, and Repair, ed. by Graham Parsons and Mark Wilson (Cambridge, forthcoming).
"Be Prepared: Nationalized and Post-Nationalized War" in Ethics and International Affairs (Winter 2021).
Review article of Ned Dobos, Ethics, Security, and the War Machine, in European Journal of Political Theory (forthcoming).
[2] OTHER WRITINGS ON JUSTICE, COERCION, PHILOSOPHY OF FILM, ETC.
“Yours, Mine, and Ours: Property Rights and Personal Liberty", Ethics, Jan. 1977.
Reprinted: Reading Nozick, ed. by Jeffrey Paul (Roman and Littlefield, 1981); Libertarianism: Essential Readings, ed. by John Thomas (Oxford, 1989).
"The Normative Concept of Coercion", in Mind, vol. LXXXIX 1979. (lead article)
Reprinted: New Essays on Rights, Liberty, and Property, ed. by J. L. Lumsdane (Routledge 1987).
"Socialist Justice and the Right to the Labor Product", Political Theory, Nov. 1980. Reprinted: Marx and Justice, ed. by Edward Prager (Roman and Littlefield, 1986).
"Two Traditions in Value Theory: A Philosophical Account”, Journal of Radical Political Economy, spring 1979.
“Rate of Profit or Rate of Exploitation: A Commentary on the Cambridge Controversy on Capital” in Proceedings, History of Economics Society (April 1979).
"The Fiends of Commerce: Romantic and Marxist Criticisms of Classical Political Economy", in Journal of the History of Political Economy, spring 1980.
Reprinted in Marxian Economics, ed. by John E. King (part of series Schools of Thought in Economics, ed. by Mark Blaug), Edward Elgar Publishing 1988.
Earlier versions appeared in: Proceedings, History of Economics Society (May 1976) and Proceedings, Twelfth Conference on Value Inquiry, Geneseo (April 1976).
"Beyond Beliefs", in American Philosophical Quarterly, Jan. 1981.
"Justice and Consent", in Theoretical History, Nov. 1981.
"Il Tuo, Il Mio, e Il Nostro Dirriti Di Proprieta e Liberta Individuale", revised version of "Yours, Mine, and Ours" (above, 1977) in Giustiza Come Liberta? Bibliotecha della Liberta (in Italian) (Centro di Ticera E Documentazione, 1985).
"Liberty, Equality, and Exploitation", Revue Internationale de Philosophie, ed. by Kai Nielson, 1989.
"Giving a Voice/Lending an Ear" (with James O'Fallon), in Georgia Law Review, 1990.
"Peace Studies and the Humanities", Challenges for Peace Studies in a Changing World (Proceedings: Peace Studies Association, 1990).
‘Historical Materialism: Crisis and Commitment” (with Joseph Fracchia), in Open Marxism volume 2: theory and practice ed. by Werner Bonefeld, Richard Gunn and Kosmas Psychopedis (Pluto Press, 1992).
"Peace Studies After the 'Cold War'", Oregon Peace Studies Guide 1992.
"The Bread of Faithful Speech", in Artifacts, Representations and Social Practice, ed. by Carol Gould and Robert S. Cohen, Vol. 154 of Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science (Kluwer, 1993).
"Print the Legend", in Legal Reelism: Essays on Law and Film, ed. by John Denvir (University of Pennsylvania, 1996).
"'I'd Rather Sue You than Marry You': Law, Comedy, and Moral Judgment”, University of San Francisco Law Review, 1996.
"Quakers With Guns", New York University Law Review, 1996.
“The Difference between Difference and Otherness”, in Who, Exactly, Is the Other, Western and Cultural Perspectives, ed. By Steve Shankman and Massimo Lollini, (University of Oregon Books, 2002)
“War, Abolitionism, and the Origins of Pragmatism: Some Extremely Critical Reflections on Menand’s The Metaphysical Club”, proceedings of Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, 2003 (electronic).
"Across the Border-Again? (Reflections on Law in "A Touch of Evil"), in Screening Justice-The Cinema Of Law, ed. By Rennard Strickland, Teree Foster, Taunya Banks (William S. Hein and Company, 2006).
“Justice and Negotiation,” in The Negotiator’s Fieldbook, ed. by Andrea K. Schneider and Christopher Honeyman (American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution publisher, Washington D.C., 2006.
“The Legal Nocturne,” Suffolk Law Review (Summer 2009).
“This Republic of Suffering: Robert Pippin on Myth, Courage, and Community in the Western”, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 2012.
[3] ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES:
“Isaiah Berlin,” Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Second Edition, Macmillan 2005).
“Lewis Mumford”, in American Philosophy: An Encyclopedia, ed. by John Lachs and Robert Talisse (Routledge, 2007)
[4] BOOK REVIEWS (PARTIAL LIST):
Review of Marx by David McClelland, Hartford Courant, 1976.
Review of From Mandeville to Marx by Louis Dumont, in American Journal of Sociology, 1978.
Review of Autonomy by Richard Lindley, in Ethics, 1986.
Review of And We Are Not Saved by Derrick Bell, Eugene Register Guard.
Review of The Tain in the Mirror by Rodolph Gasche, in Comparative Literature, 1987.
Review of Nuclear Deterrence and Realism by Finnis, Boyle, and Grisez, in The Personalist, 1988.
Review of Just Health Care, by Norman Daniels, in The Philosophical Review, 1989.
Review of Woman, Nature, and Psyche by Patricia Jagentowicz Mills, in Canadian Philosophical Reviews, 1989.
"Conservatism and Free Speech", (guest editorial) Eugene Register Guard, May 12, 1991.
Review of The Sane Society Ideal in Modern Utopianism by Kerry Walters, in Ethics 1992.
Review of Marxism and Ethics, by Phillip Cain, in Philosophical Review 1992.
Review of Robert Nozick, by Jonathan Wolff, in Mind 1992.
Review of From War to Peace, by Janine Chanteur, in Ethics 1993.
Review of Ethics and Airpower in World War II, by Stephen A. Garrett, in Ethics, 1994.
Review of Confronting Authority, by Derrick Bell, in Eugene Weekly 1995.
[5]/ OTHER WRITINGS:
I have written numerous editorials for newspapers and other periodicals on matters of contemporary politics, mainly dealing with war and race. My piece, “Pacifism and Common Sense,” a reply to Michael Kelly of the Washington Post, was first printed in the Eugene Register Guard and subsequently printed in over fifty papers nationwide.
LECTURES:
THESE ARE SOME OF THE TALKS I HAVE GIVEN IN MORE RECENT YEARS:
Walter Powell Lindfield College Philosophy Lectureship, May 9-10, 2004.
“Moral Equality and the Responsibility of Soldiers,” Oxford University, June 2005.
“A New Symmetry Problem in War”, Peace Research Institute of Oslo Norway, March 2005.
“The Laws of War and the Future of State Sovereignty”, Special Session Arranged by the APA Committee on the Status and Future of the Profession, Pacific APA, Portland, Oregon spring 2005.
“The Chickenhawk Argument”, Symposium Paper, Pacific APA, Portland, Oregon spring 2005.
“The Political Philosophy of Pirates,” Leverhulme Program on the Changing Character of War, Oxford University February 2008.
“Corporate Warfare and Kant,” University of Oslo, Program on Ethics, February 2008.
“Girard and Conflict Resolution,” Featured Speaker, University of California, Riverside, colloquium: “Catastrophe in Conversion: Political Thinking for the New Millennium”, June 2008.
“The Soul’s School of War”, keynote address at University of California, Riverside, a conference on the work of Renee Girard, June 2008.
“The Ethics and Laws of War,” symposium presentation at Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs, New York City, September 2008.
“The Legal Nocturne,” American Association of Law Schools, San Diego, January 2009.
“The Paradox of War and Democracy,” Willamette University, October 2008.
“The Soul’s School of War,” keynote address, Northwest Philosophy Conference, Eugene, Oregon, 2009.
Symposium on Robert Pippin and Film, American Philosophical Association (main program), Pacific Division, San Diego 2011.
“Moral Conviction”, invited talk to the Philosophy Department, University of Manchester, 2011.
“Philosophy and Conflict Resolution”, invited talk to Philosophy Department, University of Pavia, Italy, 2012.
“Philosophy and Conflict Resolution”, British Political Science Association, Belfast, N. Ireland/United Kingdom 2012.
“A Pacifist Critique of Just War Theory”, Symposium on Pacifism (featured speaker), University of Belgrade, 2012.
“Taking Soldiers Seriously,” lecture to Changing Character of War Program/ELAC, University of Oxford 2012.
"Critical War Theory", keynote lecture, OxPeace Annual Conference, Oxford University, April 2013.
"Non-Violence Today," keynote lecture, Oxford Political Theory Conference, Baliol College, Oxford February 2013.
"Critical War Theory," Australian National University, August 2014.
"Pacifism(s)", Workshop on Pacifism and Just War, University of New South Wales, Canberra, August 2014.
Keynote lecturer, Conference on Human Rights, Conflict Resolution, Non-Violence, and Peace The Barbara L. & Norman C. Tanner Center for Nonviolent Human Rights Advocacy, February 2014.
"Types of Pacifism" Leon Peters Ethics Lecture, Ethics Center, California State University Fresno, 2014.
"An Army of Principles" Keynote Lecture, Conference on the Ethics of War in the 21st Century, Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace, 2014.
"Pacifism(s)", Workshop on War Theory and Pacifism: Opposition or Convergence? University of New South Wales, 2014.
Tanner-McMurrin Lecture, Westminster College THE RELIGIOUS WITNESS FOR PEACE. F 2016
"Pragmatism and Vision in Conflict Resolution", 'Or' Emet Lecture, Nathanson Center on Transnational Human Rights, York University, Canada 2016
“War, Hostilities, and Terrorism”, University Center Saint Ignatius, Antwerp Belgium, 2017
"War and Nationalism", Conference on Historical Justice in the Context of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law in cooperation with the Stockholm Center for the Ethics of War and Peace, 2019.
"Anger and Non-Violence" Conference on Gandhi’s Global Legacy, California State University, Fresno, 2019.