Background
Dombrowski, Daniel Anthony was born on August 8, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Leonard A. and Joan E. Dombrowski.
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Arguing that war is philosophically irreconcilable with Christianity, Daniel Dombrowski contradicts just war theorists, whose position can be traced to Church figures notably Tomas Acquinas. While the roots of pacifism lie in the teachings of Jesus, Dombrowski relies as much on philosophical argument as on theological exegesis or speculation.Classical sources (the Bible, Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas Aquinas) are treated along with several contemporary scholars and pacifists, among them: Elizabeth Anscombe, Paul Ramsey, James Turner Johnson, Michael Walzer, Richard Wasserstrom, Douglas Lackey, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, Jenny Teichman, Charles Hartshorne, George Weigel, and Finnis-Boyle Grisez. His intent is to provide a concentrated defense of pacifism that will be useful for scholars who are interested in strengthening the intellectual rigor of their views or to just war theorists who are bewildered by pacifism as an intellectual stance. Never a popular position, the concept of pacifism has been diluted, if not circumvented, by both philosophers and artists.Dombrowski responds to its unfavorable position during most of the history of Christianity through a Platonic analysis of the negative effect art has had on Christian pacifism. He shows how both visual art and dance have created significant obstacles to the portrayal of Jesus the peacemaker. The author also considers the connection between philosophy of religion and pacifism. Christian Pacifism offers a clear overview of most of the major differences among pacifists, just war theorists, and "war is hell" theorists. The book avoids parochialism throughout, so it is of interest not only for Christians. Daniel A. Dombrowshi, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Seattle University, has written numerous articles and five other books, including Hartshorne and the Metaphysics of Animal Rights.
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The idea that it is morally wrong to eat animals held sway for about one thousand years among some of the most prominent ancient Greek philosophers, including Pythagoras, Empedocles, Theophrastus, Plotinus, Plutarch, Porphyry, and, perhaps, Plato. The idea then died out for almost seventeen-hundred years. Since the 1970s, however, there has been a resurgence of interest in vegetarianism, marked by lively debates and the emergence of a substantial literature in the form of scholarly books and articles. Daniel A. Dombrowski uses the tools and insights of these contemporary debates in order to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of ancient philosophical vegetarianism. He also uses the wisdom of the Greek vegetarians as an Archimedean point from which to critique both the opponents and the defenders of contemporary philosophical vegetarianism. The book includes an annotated bibliography of the current debates in this burgeoning field of scholarship.
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Dombrowski, Daniel Anthony was born on August 8, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Leonard A. and Joan E. Dombrowski.
Bachelor, University Maine, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, St. Louis University, 1978.
Assistant professor St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, 1978-1982. Associate professor Creighton University, Omaha, 1982-1987. Professor Seattle University, since 1988.
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Member American Philosophical Association.
Married Katherine S. Hunn, July 1, 1977. Children: Alex, Damien.