Perpetual peace

of a Pacifist the Athenian’s argument is immediately written off. A Pacifist would strongly argue that under no condition were Athens to inflict themselves upon the Melians as the act, in itself, is considered ‘war making’. Only brief attempts at peace building was made during the Melian Dialogue as the Athenians offer the Melians the chance to submit without direct conflict; “…you will not think it dishonourable to submit to the greatest city in Hellas, when it makes you the moderate offer of…

components, I can reflect on past experiences to recognize how much I have matured as an individual. The Spiritual component of the Medicine Wheel emphasizes the importance of finding a sacred place in life, which has the potential to bring you inner peace. Roughly two years ago, I found this sense of spiritual connectedness while attending…

refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.” This verse clearly states that there is a time for everything, even war and killing. For war and violence to be just for a Christian, though, depends on their intentions and the circumstance. The only reason a Christian should ever fight back is…

to protect the people from atrocities inflicted by their own countrymen. Use of military force can be very costly in terms of casualties both civilian and of security forces. The benefits can be attributed to whether an intervention has restored peace, saved lives and provided long-term stability. Cost of intervention can be high and benefits minimum but by not intervening, countries may face even higher costs and risks due to spillover effects. The question should not be whether an…

Now that super-human AI seems plausible, some of us have become worried about safety regarding the future AI development. They typically come in two forms. The first concern is that due to our inability to understanding the technical issues involved in complex systems, an AI system may end up exhibiting behavior or achieving a goal much different than what the designer purported. If the capabilities of this system are super-human in most aspects, it may end up unintentionally being dangerous to…

The idea of peace is an ever changing concept that is influenced by the society of the time. In early ideas of peace, some philosophers concluded that peace is whatever God wills it to be and other believed that because peace is not something that is natural to humans and therefor peace is unattainable. In a society in which violence is not only occurring on a daily basis but seems to also be accepted by the general public, it is hard to imagine a world peace is a priority. This becomes an even…

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,…

were all directly or indirectly involved in the most disastrous conflict known to humanity until present days. The biggest goal at the time was for people to find a way through which global peace could be maintained and to recover as quickly as possible from the nightmares of the war. The universal desire for peace and unification after the devastating effects of the global…

The story strongly represents the values of peace and justice as the story uses these elements to convey a common goal. Charlie’s foreign viewpoint is seen as diverse, and presents a possible deviation from social justice as diversity can be seen as intimidating for some people. The journey Charlie…

distinguish between Negative Peace (absence of war) and positive Peace (inclusive of socio-economic wellbeing and justice, and equal opportunities for development and improvements) In our Capitalistic system the top of hierarchy, corporative ruling class, supports the concept of negative peace, because they want to maintain the status quo, although peace cannot be separated from social justice (Cancian & Gibson, pdf) Barash and Webel also distinguish between positive and negative peace…