Sumner B Twiss
Biographic Data
| ID | 5366317 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sumner B Twiss |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sumner B |
| FAMILY NAME | Twiss |
| SIGNATURE | TWISS S B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6359-5062 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
On the Legacy of Christian Ethics in Comparative Religious Ethics
This essay is an exploratory inquiry into possible Christian ethical residues in the field of comparative religious ethics (CRE), focusing particularly on the themes of tradition and canon, trajectories of ethical reflection, emancipatory criticism, common morality, and the notion of discipline. It is suggested that even if such traces exist, they may not be detrimental to the field as currently practiced
Religion and Public Policy
Chinese Just War Ethics
Just War in Classical Chinese Thought
The Classical Confucian Position on the Legitimate Use of Military Force
Focusing on the thought of Mencius and Xunzi, this essay reconstructs and examines the classical Confucian position on the legitimate use of military force. It begins by sketching historically important political concepts, such as types of political leaders, politics of the kingly way versus politics of the hegemonic way, and the controversial role of lords‐protector. It then moves on to explore Confucian criteria for justifying resort to the use…
Global Ethics and Human Rights
This paper examines the contributions that the international human rights community can make to the definition and framing of a practically effective global ethic, especially in light of ongoing concerns about social and economic justice, environmental issues, and systematic abuses of vulnerable populations. The principal argument is that the human rights movement in all of its dimensions (moral, legal, political) provides the pivotal foundation …
Focus on Ethics and Atrocity
Can a Perpetrator Write a Testimonio ? Moral Lessons From the Dark Side
By posing a heuristically provocative question, this essay compares and explores in some detail the testimonies of three infamous perpetrators from the Nazi period—Albert Speer, Rudolph Hoess, and Adolf Eichmann—for what they reveal about their motives, ideological thinking, and strategies of denial and self‐deception, as well as influences from their social, political, and cultural context. The conclusion drawn is that many of the external and i…
On Cross‐cultural Conflict and Pediatric Intervention
A critical examination of Richard Miller's position in his recent Children, Ethics, and Modern Medicine on how to handle pediatric interventions in cases of cross‐cultural conflict between parents and doctors with respect to treating young children. Particular emphasis is placed on Miller's interpretation of and arguments about a Hmong case extensively researched by Anne Fadiman in her The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down . The conclusion dra…
Comparative Ethics, a Common Morality, and Human Rights
This essay is a brief attempt to summarize and evaluate the contributions that Democracy and Tradition makes to the field of comparative ethics. It is argued that the potential impact of these contributions would be strengthened by engagement with the common morality already imbedded in international human rights norms
History, Human Rights, and Globalization
An illustrative comparison of human rights in 1948 and the contemporary period, attempting to gauge the impact of globalization on changes in the content of human rights (e.g., collective rights, women's rights, right to a healthy environment), major abusers and guarantors of human rights (e.g., state actors, transnational corporations, social movements), and alternative justifications of human rights (e.g., pragmatic agreement, moral intuitionis…
A Constructive Framework for Discussing Confucianism and Human Rights
Religion and the American Experience
Journal Article Religion and the American Experience: A Social and Cultural History, 1765–1997. By Donald C. Swift, New Directions in American Religious History. Ed. by Harry S. Stout and D. G. Hart and Religious Diversity and American Religious History: Studies in Traditions and Cultures. Ed. by Walter H. Conser Jr. and Sumner B. Twiss Get access Alexis McCrossen Alexis McCrossen Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas Search for other work…
Religious Diversity and American Religious History
After Principles. Garrett Barden
The Philosophy of Religious Pluralism
Parental Responsibility for Genetic Health
Case Studies in Bioethics
Case Studies in Bioethics
Parental Responsibility for Genetic Health
The Philosophy of Religious Pluralism
After Principles. Garrett Barden
Religious Diversity and American Religious History
Religion and the American Experience
Journal Article Religion and the American Experience: A Social and Cultural History, 1765–1997. By Donald C. Swift, New Directions in American Religious History. Ed. by Harry S. Stout and D. G. Hart and Religious Diversity and American Religious History: Studies in Traditions and Cultures. Ed. by Walter H. Conser Jr. and Sumner B. Twiss Get access Alexis McCrossen Alexis McCrossen Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas Search for other work…
A Constructive Framework for Discussing Confucianism and Human Rights
History, Human Rights, and Globalization
An illustrative comparison of human rights in 1948 and the contemporary period, attempting to gauge the impact of globalization on changes in the content of human rights (e.g., collective rights, women's rights, right to a healthy environment), major abusers and guarantors of human rights (e.g., state actors, transnational corporations, social movements), and alternative justifications of human rights (e.g., pragmatic agreement, moral intuitionis…
Comparative Ethics, a Common Morality, and Human Rights
This essay is a brief attempt to summarize and evaluate the contributions that Democracy and Tradition makes to the field of comparative ethics. It is argued that the potential impact of these contributions would be strengthened by engagement with the common morality already imbedded in international human rights norms
On Cross‐cultural Conflict and Pediatric Intervention
A critical examination of Richard Miller's position in his recent Children, Ethics, and Modern Medicine on how to handle pediatric interventions in cases of cross‐cultural conflict between parents and doctors with respect to treating young children. Particular emphasis is placed on Miller's interpretation of and arguments about a Hmong case extensively researched by Anne Fadiman in her The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down . The conclusion dra…
Focus on Ethics and Atrocity
Can a Perpetrator Write a Testimonio ? Moral Lessons From the Dark Side
By posing a heuristically provocative question, this essay compares and explores in some detail the testimonies of three infamous perpetrators from the Nazi period—Albert Speer, Rudolph Hoess, and Adolf Eichmann—for what they reveal about their motives, ideological thinking, and strategies of denial and self‐deception, as well as influences from their social, political, and cultural context. The conclusion drawn is that many of the external and i…
Global Ethics and Human Rights
This paper examines the contributions that the international human rights community can make to the definition and framing of a practically effective global ethic, especially in light of ongoing concerns about social and economic justice, environmental issues, and systematic abuses of vulnerable populations. The principal argument is that the human rights movement in all of its dimensions (moral, legal, political) provides the pivotal foundation …
Just War in Classical Chinese Thought
The Classical Confucian Position on the Legitimate Use of Military Force
Focusing on the thought of Mencius and Xunzi, this essay reconstructs and examines the classical Confucian position on the legitimate use of military force. It begins by sketching historically important political concepts, such as types of political leaders, politics of the kingly way versus politics of the hegemonic way, and the controversial role of lords‐protector. It then moves on to explore Confucian criteria for justifying resort to the use…
Religion and Public Policy
Chinese Just War Ethics
On the Legacy of Christian Ethics in Comparative Religious Ethics
This essay is an exploratory inquiry into possible Christian ethical residues in the field of comparative religious ethics (CRE), focusing particularly on the themes of tradition and canon, trajectories of ethical reflection, emancipatory criticism, common morality, and the notion of discipline. It is suggested that even if such traces exist, they may not be detrimental to the field as currently practiced
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