CALL FOR PAPERS
Pragmatism and War
The recent war in Ukraine has reminded Europe and all the
West if a reminder was ever needed, that the death and destruction of war are
always closer to home than you realize. Events we may have naively felt were
parts of the past---such as the war in Europe or the present danger of nuclear
war---have now resurfaced as inescapably real and genuine threats to present-day
life.
As a philosophical tradition, pragmatism aims to address
our everyday problems. Pragmatism has been before where we are now. There is a
long and instructive tradition of pragmatist philosophers confronting war,
including William James’ opposition to the American invasion of the Philippines,
John Dewey’s careful responses to both World Wars (especially World War I), and
W. E. B. Dubois’ uncovering of the daily war of white supremacists against
African Americans and others.
The Russian invasion of the Ukrainian nation, and the
subsequent war in Ukraine, virtually call for a response from all philosophies
engaged in life and the world. The present war demands a reaction from
pragmatist philosophy in particular.
*Pragmatism Today* invites paper submissions for an
upcoming special issue on the theme of “Pragmatism and War.” Any topic related
to this theme will be considered for publication. This includes papers on how
past pragmatists have responded to war (or some particular war) and analyzed it;
and how current pragmatist philosophers respond or should respond, either to any
fight or to some specific war in particular, like especially the war in Ukraine,
for example. Papers about what pragmatist philosophy might say about our renewed
fear of nuclear war and our experiencing again after many years, the real threat
of the world’s nuclear annihilation are also welcome.
The papers should be between 15-20 pages (6000-9000
words).
The deadline for paper submission is March 15th,
2023
Please send papers to Dr. Donald Morse
(dmorse@webster.edu) and Dr. Alexander
Kremer (kremeralexander5@gmail.com).
Decisions will be made by March 31st, 2023
The anticipated publication date is July 1st, 2023
