“Warism — taking war for granted as morally acceptable,
even morally required — is the primary obstacle to peace.”

— Duane L. Cady (1946 – )

What’s On My Mind?

Moral Injury

Posted on August 18, 2018 by dandylew

Moral Injury “The Truth which was the object of his quest was not outside himself but within. Hence, the more he took to violence, the more he receded from Truth. For in fighting the imagined enemy without he neglected the enemy within.” –Gandhi, “Ahimsa or Love” “No evil can befall a good human being.” –Socrates, Apology “Socrates: Doing what’s unjust…

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Why Environmentalists Must Be Pacifists

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Duane Cady

Concerned Philosophers for Peace session American Philosophical Association, Savanna, GA January 4, 2018 Warism is taking war for granted as morally justifiable. It is an attitude, an assumed value position, a perspective through which the world, including relations of nations are understood. Warism strikes me as the primary obstacle to building a more peaceful world. While token efforts to justify…

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Eradicating Warism, Our Most Dangerous Disease

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Duane Cady

Eradicating Warism: Our Most Dangerous Disease* by Duane L. Cady Preface “Ki mai koe a au, he ahate mea nui o te, He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!” (“If you ask what is the most important thing in the world, it is the people! The People! The People!”) –Maori saying Given the many problems in the world, given the violent…

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“All Eyze On Me,” the life of Tupac Shakur

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Duane Cady

I had a chance to see he HBO biopic on the life and death of rapper Tupac Shakur (b. 1971; d.1996). It came out a couple of years ago but has been available only on HBO so access has been limited. I wanted to see the film because my son was a fan while in high school in the early…

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“Reality” Show Bully as US CEO

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Duane Cady

Americans are trying to figure out how to have a Happy New Year as the White House is about to be vacated by Michelle and Barack Obama. According to media reports, the new President and First Lady, Donald and Melania Trump, are not likely to live there. Rather, they’ll continue living in their penthouse apartment atop the Manhattan Trump Tower,…

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Making Football Safe to Play

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Duane Cady

“Football is not a contact sport; it is a collision sport.” –Vince Lombardi According to the NFL coach after whom the Super Bowl trophy was named, the essence of football, the heart, soul, and main attraction, is the collision. Every play of every game includes collisions, the pain involved, and the possible injuries caused. Some fans wonder if we are…

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Hilary & Bernie

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Duane Cady

The national news media named Hillary Clinton the “presumptive nominee” of the Democratic Party for US President on the eve of the California primary, amid questions of journalistic ethics violations. Did the announcement affect the outcome with some Sanders’ supporters not voting because they were told the race was over? We’ll never know. The national media’s decision to “call” the…

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Novel Recommendation

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Duane Cady

DO NOT MISS: Marlon James’ award-winning “A Brief History of Seven Killings” (New York, NY: Riverhead Books, 2014), 688 pages. It took me five hours and 130 pages to get into this demanding work of historical fiction, but it is both rewarding and insightful. James explores political and cultural events in Jamaica from Dec. 2, 1976 through March 22, 1991…

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Eyes on a Different Prize?

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Duane Cady

Among the most engaging and disturbing articles I’ve read lately is “The Anger of Ta-Nehisi Coates” in the February 11, 2016 issue of The New York Review of Books. Darryl Pinckney, novelist and longtime contributor to the NYRB, reviews Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates, and compares his work to that of Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison,…

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Welcome

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Duane Cady

I’m glad to have you visiting my website. It is straightforward. Under “What’s on My Mind?” you’ll find a short reflective piece that will change every month or so. Under “Philosophy” you’ll find my C.V. (curriculum vitae), a comprehensive list of my education, professional experience, and publications. “Social Justice” gives you an idea of my activities and interests both professionally…

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