Concerned Philosophers for Peace Conference

Sponsored by the Manchester College Peace Studies Institute and the Department of Religion and Philosophy.

Theme: Nonviolence: Critiquing Assumptions, Examining Frameworks

Date: November 1-4, 2007

Location: Manchester College, North Manchester, IN

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— CONFERENCE SCHEDULE —

Thursday Evening, Nov. 1

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 pm

Film: Sir! No, Sir!, directed by David Zeiger (2005) [more] [College Union, Trochu Room]

Reception [College Union, 2nd Floor]

9:00 – 10:15 a.m. (Friday, Nov. 2)
Paper Session 1

Section A: Accountability [Science Center, Room 210]

1. Humanitarian Ethic, NGOs and Private Security [abstract]

Jayne Tristan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2. Thugs in Uniform: Combatant’s Privilege Reconsidered [abstract]

Harry van der Linden, Butler University

Section B: Moral Obligations [Science Center, Room 114]

1. The Ethics of Care and Violence [abstract]

Andrew Fitz-Gibbon, State University of New York College at Cortland

2. Cosmopolitans and Compatriots [abstract]

Paul Churchill, George Washington University

10:30 - 11:45 a.m. (Friday)
Plenary Session I
College Union, Trochu Room

Gandhi vs bin Laden: Nonviolent Strategies against Terrorism

David Cortright, Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor (Kroc Institute for International Peace, University of Notre Dame)

1:00 - 2:15 p.m. (Friday)
Paper Session 2

Section A: Postmodern Conflict [Science Center, Room 218]

1. From Here to Modernity: A Gloss on Postmodern Conflict [abstract]

Ron Hirschbein, Walden University & California State University, Chico

2. The Impotence of Moral Arguments in the Nuclear Deterrence Debate [abstract]

John Kultgen, University of Missouri

Section B: Simone de Beauvoir [Science Center, Room 210]

1. Freedom, Oppression, and the Ethics of Ambiguity [abstract]

Douglas Lewis, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

2. Mothers’ Civil Disobedience [abstract]

Danielle Poe, Ph.D., University of Dayton

2:30 - 3:45 p.m. (Friday)
Paper Session 3

Section A: Syncategoremata [Science Center, Room 210]

1. Lessons Concerning What Has Been Called “The First Modern Suicide Bombing.” [abstract]

Doug Knapp, Inver Hills Community College, Minnesota

2. The Strange Enduring Legacy of Misinterpretation of George Stevens’ Shane (1953) [abstract]

Dennis Rothermel, California State University, Chico

Section B: Peace Education [Science Center, Room 103]

1. Philosophies of Peace Education [abstract]

Ian M. Harris, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

2. Assumptions about Fear and Courage, and How These Assumptions are Challenged by Daniel Berrigan, S.J. [abstract]

Gail M. Presbey, University of Detroit Mercy

4:15 - 5:30 p.m. (Friday)
Plenary Session II
College Union, Trochu Room

A Quiet Revolution: The First Palestinian Intifada & Nonviolent Resistance

Mary King, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies (University of Peace)

7:00 p.m. (Friday)

Howard Zinn’s Marx in Soho
[Wine Recital Hall]

Performed by Robert Weick.  Talk-Back following the performance.

9:00 – 10:15 a.m. (Saturday, Nov. 3)
Paper Session 4

Section A: The United States’ Role Among Nations [Science Center, Room 101]

1. The Moral Standing of the United States in the World of Nations [abstract] [full paper]

Jerald Richards, Professor Emeritus, Northern Kentucky University

2. U.S. Constitution, Human Rights, and Iraq [abstract] [full paper]

Joseph C. Kunkel, Professor Emeritus, University of Dayton

Section B: Assumptions of “Civilization” [Science Center, Room 104]

1. Anthony Benezet on the Christian Underdevelopment of Africa [abstract]

Greg Moses, Independent Scholar

2. Masters and Slaves on Peace and Nonviolence [abstract]

Jean-Marie Makang, Frostburg State University, Maryland

10:30 - 12:30 p.m. (Saturday)
Workshop on Peace Journalism
College Union, Trochu Room

Public Peace Intellectuals: Peace Academics & Civic Mission

Tom Hastings, Department of Conflict Resolution (Portland State University)
Panelists: Larry Hayes and Worth Weller

2:00 – 3:15 p.m. (Saturday)
Paper Session 5

Section A: Positive Peace [Science Center, Room 101]

1. Can You Hear Me Now? The Element of Listening in Positive Peace [abstract]

Elizabeth Agnew, Ball State University

2. Buddhist Perspectives on Positive Peace [abstract]

Lucinda Joy Peach, American University

Section B: Just War Theory [Science Center, Room 104]

1. Critiquing the Assumptions of the Possibility of a Just War in Iraq. [abstract]

Joseph Betz, Villanova University

2. Before Military Force, Nonviolent Resistance: An Application of the Just War Principle of Last Resort [abstract]

John W. Lango, Hunter College of the City University of New York

3:45 - 5:00 p.m. (Saturday)
Plenary Session III
College Union, Trochu Room

Finding Hope in the World: Peace Activism

Barbara Wien, Director, Peace Brigades International

5:00 - 6:00 p.m. (Saturday)
Business Meeting

6:30 p.m. (Saturday)
Banquet
College Union, Speicher Room

7:30 p.m. (Saturday)
Presidential Address
College Union, Speicher Room

Pragmatic Nonviolence: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

Barry Gan, Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Center for Nonviolence (St. Bonaventure University)

Please Note: Daylight Savings Time ended at 2 a.m. Sunday morning; if you haven't yet done so, move your watch back one hour. (In other words, the following session begins at 10:00 a.m. EDT, or 9:00 a.m. EST.)

9:00 – 10:15 a.m. (Sunday, Nov. 4)
Paper Session 6

Section A: Political Ethics [Science Center, Room 101]

1. The Problem of Peaceful Political Action in Participatory Politics [abstract]

Fuat Gürsözlü, Binghamton University

2. Dewey’s Political Ethics as Applied Philosophy that Advances International Peace [abstract]

William C. Gay, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

10:30 - 11:45 a.m. (Sunday)
Panel Discussion
Science Center, Room 101

Faith, Philosophy, and Nonviolence

Ken Brown, Barry Gan, Lucinda Peach, and Earl Kumfer