At this time
of great national sadness, the philosophers of California State University,
Long Beach, share the sorrow of the nation, indeed, of the world, and we
extend our sympathies and encouragement to all who are suffering. We also
share in the national resolve to overcome this tragedy and work for a legacy
of hope and a better future for all.
As philosophers and educators,
we believe ever more strongly in the power of reason and dialogue as the
best hope for the future of all that is best in our global community. We
offer here suggestions for philosophical works that we hope will help you
find some measure of understanding and peace.
Alonso, Karen. Korematsu v. United States:
Japanese-America Internment Camps. Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1998.
Aquinas, St. Thomas. Summa Theologica.
(Especially Part II, "Of War").
Arthur, C.J. Religious Pluralism: A
Metaphorical Approach. The Davies Group, 2000.
Barry, James. The Sword of
Justice. Praeger Publishers, 1998.
Bohman, James, and Lutz-Bachmann, Matthias,
Editors. Perpetual Peace: Essays on Kant's Cosmopolitan Ideal (Studies
in Contemporary German Social Thought). MIT Press, 1997.
Christopher, Paul. The Ethics of War
and Peace: An Introduction to Legal and Moral Issues. Prentice Hall,
1998.
Dempsey, James X., and Cole, David. Terrorism
& The Constitution-Sacrificing Civil Liberties in the Name of National
Security. First Amendment Foundation, 1999.
Fankl, Viktor E., and Allport, Gordon W.
Man's
Search for Meaning. Washington Square Press, 1998.
French, Peter A. The Virtues of Vengeance.
University Press of Kansas, 2001.
Gelven, Michael. War and Existence:
A Philosophical Inquiry. Pennsylvania State University Press, 1994.
Johnson, James Turner. Morality &
Contemporary Warfare. Yale University Press, 1999.
Kant, Immanuel. Perpetual Peace, and
Other Essays on Politics, History, and Morals. Hackett Publishing Co.,
1983.
Lackey, Douglas P. The Ethics of War
and Peace. Prentice Hall, 1997.
Margalit, Avishai, Goldblum, Naomi, trans.
The
Decent Society. Harvard University Press, 1998.
Matsuda, Mari J., Lawrence, Charles R.,
and Delgado, Richard, editors. Words That Wound: Critical Race Theory,
Assaultive Speech, and the First Amendment. Westview Press, 1993.
Morris, Christopher W., and Frey, R. G.,
editors. Violence, Terrorism, and Justice (Cambridge Studies in
Philosophy and Public Policy). Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Quinn, Philip L. and Meeker, Kevin, editors.
The
Philosophical Challenge of Religious Diversity. Oxford University Press,
1999.
Rawls, John, and Kelly Erin, editor. Justice
As Fairness: A Restatement. Harvard University Press, 2001.
Regan, Richard J. Just War: Principles
and Causes. Catholic University of America Press, 1996.
Ricoeur, Paul. Symbolism of Evil.
Beacon Press, 1969.
