Genocide and Human Rights: A Philosophical Guide

Genocide raises a host of questions about humanity, rights, justice, and reality, which are key areas of concern for philosophy. Strangely, however, philosophers have tended to ignore genocide. Even more problematic, philosophy and philosophers bear more

ROBERT BERNASCONI Moss Professor of Philosophy, University of Memphis, USACLAUDIA CARD Emma Goldman Professor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, USASTEPHEN T. DAVIS Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College, USAEMMANUEL C. EZE Associate Professor of Philosophy, DePaul University, USARAIMOND GAITA Professor of Moral Philosophy, King's College University of London and Professor of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University, AUSTRALIANORMAN GERAS Professor Emeritus, Department of Government, University of Manchester, UKROGER S. GOTTLIEB Professor of Philosophy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, UKLEONARD GROB Co-founder of the biennial Pastora Goldner Holocaust Symposium, Professor of Philosophy, Fairleigh Dickinson University, USAPATRICK HAYDEN Lecturer in Political Theory, Victoria University of Wellington, NEW ZEALANDDAVID H. JONES Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, College of William and Mary, USABEREL LANG Professor of Humanities, Trinity College, Connecticut, USASANDER H. LEE Professor of Philosophy, Keene State College, USAMICHAEL MACK Sesqui Fellow, 2004-07, University of Sydney, AUSTRALIAMICHAEL L. MORGAN Chancellor's Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, USADAVID PATTERSON Bornblum Chair of Excellence in Judaic Studies, University of Memphis, USAD. Z. PHILLIPS Danforth Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Claremont Graduate University and Professor of Philosophy Emeritus and Rush Rhees Professor Emeritus, University of Wales, Swansea, UKPAUL SANTILLI Professor of Philosophy, Siena College, USATHOMAS W. SIMON Professor of Philosophy, Illinois State University, USAFREDERICK E. SONTAG Robert C. Denison Professor of Philosophy, Pomona College, USACOLIN TATZ Founder and Director, Australian Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of New South Wales, AUSTRALIALAURENCE M. THOMAS Professor of Philosophy and Political Science, Maxwell School in Syracuse University, USAJAMES R. WATSON Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University, New Orleans, USAPAUL WOODRUFF Darrell K. Royal Professor in Ethics and American Society, Department of Philosophy, University of Texas, Austin, USAEDITH WYSCHOGROD J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Philosophy Emerita, Rice University, USA

ROBERT BERNASCONI Moss Professor of Philosophy, University of Memphis, USACLAUDIA CARD Emma Goldman Professor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, USASTEPHEN T. DAVIS Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College, USAEMMANUEL C. EZE Associate Professor of Philosophy, DePaul University, USARAIMOND GAITA Professor of Moral Philosophy, King's College University of London and Professor of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University, AUSTRALIANORMAN GERAS Professor Emeritus, Department of Government, University of Manchester, UKROGER S. GOTTLIEB Professor of Philosophy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, UKLEONARD GROB Co-founder of the biennial Pastora Goldner Holocaust Symposium, Professor of Philosophy, Fairleigh Dickinson University, USAPATRICK HAYDEN Lecturer in Political Theory, Victoria University of Wellington, NEW ZEALANDDAVID H. JONES Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, College of William and Mary, USABEREL LANG Professor of Humanities, Trinity College, Connecticut, USASANDER H. LEE Professor of Philosophy, Keene State College, USAMICHAEL MACK Sesqui Fellow, 2004-07, University of Sydney, AUSTRALIAMICHAEL L. MORGAN Chancellor's Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, USADAVID PATTERSON Bornblum Chair of Excellence in Judaic Studies, University of Memphis, USAD. Z. PHILLIPS Danforth Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Claremont Graduate University and Professor of Philosophy Emeritusand Rush Rhees Professor Emeritus, University of Wales, Swansea, UKPAUL SANTILLI Professor of Philosophy, Siena College, USATHOMAS W. SIMON Professor of Philosophy, Illinois State University, USAFREDERICK E. SONTAG Robert C. Denison Professor of Philosophy, Pomona College, USACOLIN TATZ Founder and Director, Australian Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of New South Wales, AUSTRALIALAURENCE M. THOMAS Professor of Philosophy and Political Science, Maxwell School in Syracuse University, USAJAMES R. WATSON Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University, New Orleans, USAPAUL WOODRUFF Darrell K. Royal Professor in Ethics and American Society, Department of Philosophy, University of Texas, Austin, USAEDITH WYSCHOGROD J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Philosophy Emerita, Rice University, USA