Civil Peace

person; if there is no grave injustice, “the invasion of borders is not necessary” (Biggar 137). The war must also be initiated by a legitimate authority; laws in countries are put in place to secure society, protect its members, and keep people from civil unrest (Biggar 109); therefore, legitimate authorities must take action in order to make sure the reason for starting a war benefits and protects the general public, “not private animosity”…

Short Answer* 1. The peace of Westphalia end the thirty Years’ War between Spain, the Dutch and parts of German sects. It set the ground for modern sovereignty because before the war, Europe was under a feudal system. The treaty outlined state sovereignty and took away the power of the church by giving power to states within their own territory. 2. The constructivist theory states that society is constructed by norms and ideas. These Norms change within a scale. This scale ‘Norm emergence,…

Augustine, the ancient Christian theologian, stated that War “could be necessary in the face of certain dangers and lawful if conducted appropriately in the pursuit of peace.” St. Thomas Aquinas would go on to define types of situations in which war should be considered a justified act. These notable Philosophers would lay the foundation for many current day Acts and guidelines. The Charter of the United Nations and…

All Christians must believe that drinking any alcohol is a sin because the Bible says so! All Christians must believe that the Earth was created in a literal six-day period because the Bible says so! All Christians must believe that shouldn’t get tattoos because the Bible says so! The problem is that many Christians do believe the opposite of these statements, but how? The reason for this is all on interpretation. There are many issues that Christians are split on because they are interpreting…

awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in this year. Exactly three years ago, Malala Yousafzai was shot in his hometown by the Taliban, because she is struggling to achieve the goal of peace, education and equality. After she did exactly well what was needed to become healthy again, Malala published autobiography called I AM MALALA, she went on to win several awards from European Parliament Sakharov. Through the use of literary elements, Malala argues achieving the goal of peace, education and…

Kant’s essay ‘Perpetual Peace’ aims to provide the ideal conditions and institutions required to achieve long-term peace. Whilst Kant offers reasonable preliminary articles, they are inapplicable to the modern era of increasing military technology, economic interdependence, and human rights discourse. Kant further proposes concrete institutions, however, they are limited by: his universalistic notion that all Republics will avoid war regardless of national histories, his proposal of a federation…

Conflict resolution is a hard enough concept to grasp without throwing religion into the mix. Rabbi Amy Eilberg was not fazed by conquering both in her book From Enemy To Friend: Jewish Wisdom and the Pursuit of Peace. Rabbi Eilberg first decided to write her book on conflicts between faiths when she noticed her synagogue fighting ferociously about the events going on between Israel and Palestine, both in person and on a listserve. Horrified at how her peers were discussing the tragedy, she…

As we continue to speculate the plausibility of superhuman AI, some have become concerned about our future regarding such technologically advanced entities. Their concerns are chiefly of two forms. Some concerns are regarding the possibility of AI systems achieving goals or exhibiting behaviors that are much different than what the designer originally purported. This may happen perhaps due to our inability to understand the technical issues involving complex systems, resulting in design errors.…

In Daniel Quinn’s book, Ishmael, there are plenty of themes that we could point out. Although, the theme that sticks out to me is the theme of war. War can be defined as an sustained effort to deal with or end a particular undesirable situation or condition. The causes of a war beginning are often numerous and there can be multiple reasons for a war. War can be started for economic gain or to gain more territory. It could start because of conflicting religions or it could be a revolution to rid…

takes place. His decision to fight forces him to face many severe consequences. The film Shenandoah directed by Andrew V. McLaglen also challenges the theme of personal investment. Charlie Anderson— a father of seven living in Virginia during the Civil War— does not allow his sons to fight but after one of his sons is taken by soldiers his involvement in the war changes and it becomes more personal. Although Charlie Anderson is similar to Joe Bonham , simply because of the fact that…