A Six-Gun for Socrates

This short book presents a series of philosophical essays written in response to gun violence in the United States. While the matters of guns, violence and rights are often met with emotional responses, my approach has been to consider these matters from a philosophical standpoint. This does not involve looking at them without emotion. Rather, it involves considering them in a rational way and this requires considering how our emotions affect our views of these vital matters.

The book contains the following essays:


Gun Control
Costas & Guns
When is it Time to Discuss Gun Violence?
High Capacity, High Powered Semi-Automatic
Mental Illness, Violence & Liberty
God and Sandy Hook
Mental Illness or Evil?
Video Games, Movies & Violence
Background Checks
Dr. King & Guns
Gun Rights & Tyranny
Is the denial of gun rights, in and of itself, a tyranny?
Is there an Obligation of Self-Defense?
On Not Being Ant-Gun
The Founders, the Future, the First & the Second
Are Cars Analogous to Guns?
Conclusion