Community, Violence, and Peace: Aldo Leopold, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gautama the Buddha in the Twenty-First Century [Paperback]

A. L. Herman (Author)

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Publication Date: October 15, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0791439844 | ISBN-13: 978-0791439845

Community, Violence, and Peace explores the concept of community and the belief that it can resolve the dilemmas of excessive violence and insufficient peace in the twenty-first century. Herman begins by analyzing two fictional communities, the spiritual community of Plato and the materialist community of Aldous Huxley. He then investigates four historical communities, the biotic community of Aldo Leopold, the ashramic community of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the beloved community of Martin Luther King Jr., and the karmic community of Gautama the Buddha. All six communities call for and profess to lead to the reduction of violence and the increase in peace. After an extensive exploration of the characteristics of these communities and the quandaries that each generates and that renders them objectionable, Herman argues that substituting communal egoism for communal altruism will settle the predicament of violence and peace in the twenty-first century.

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About the Author

A. L. Herman is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He is the author of several works, including The Problem of Evil and Indian Thought, Second Edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 270 pages
• Publisher: State University of New York Press (October 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791439844
• ISBN-13: 978-0791439845
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #689,583 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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