[P2P-F] Fwd: "Engineering Nonkilling" book now available

Mon May 23 19:27:38 CEST 2011

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From: Joám Evans Pim <jevans at nonkilling.org>
Date: Mon, May 23, 2011 at 10:49 PM
Subject: "Engineering Nonkilling" book now available
To: Joám Evans <jevans at nonkilling.org>

Dear Research Committee Member,

The Center for Global Nonkilling is proud to announce the release of
its latest book "Engineering Nonkilling: Scientific Responsibility and
the Advancement of Killing-Free Societies", featuring chapters by
Antonino Drago, David Haws, Usman Mushtaq, Amir Nosrat, W. Richard
Bowen, Vivek Patkar, David Wagner, Ubiratan D’Ambrosio, Benjamin
Kuipers and Balwant Bhaneja, from our Nonkilling Science and
Technology Research Committee.

This new volume raises an important question: what kind of science and
applications needs to be engineered to work towards a killing-free
world? Bringing forward a nonkilling approach to problem-solving, the
diverse chapters provide insights into practice of engineering,
mathematics, and physics, but are extensible to other sciences,
pointing to the potential scope of new research agenda that could
benefit from focusing on interplay between science, ethics,
philosophy, politics, and human nature. As the reader will realize,
the nonkilling vision of this book goes far beyond the normative stand
of rejecting killing. It implies the constructive engagement in
societal transformation, where all fields of knowledge need to be
thoughtfully applied.

The book can be download for free in PDF at the usual link:

http://nonkilling.org/node/18

Paperback copies can also be ordered at US$ 10 following the link from
the previous site or directly from:

http://www.lulu.com/product/15818475

All CGNK materials are released under a Create Commons licence and we
welcome wide distribution, so please share this new with colleagues
and students. We also encourage you to feature this and other relevant
CGNK publications in your course syllabi and to consider the
possibility of preparing reviews for journals and websites.

Thank you for your interest and kindness.

Best wishes,

Joám Evans Pim
Research, Global Team Leader
Center for Global Nonkilling (CGNK)
P.O. Box 12232, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96828
http://www.nonkilling.org

Board member, Brazilian Institute for Nonkilling
Rua Uruguai, 472, Apt. 1002, Itajaí/SC, Brazil
http://www.naomatar.org

"Die if you must, but never kill."
Marechal (General) Cândido Rondon (1865-1958)

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