PEACEST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ostracism, Jujutsu, Mahatma Gandhi
3 Oct 2016
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The key idea the only way to break the circle of violence is through a non-violent act. We cannot fight violence with more violence (fighting fire with fire) Non-violence is not passivity (passive resistance: non-violence is far from just being passive, non-violence is an active force. 3 ideas: to break the circle of violence, we must do it through a non-violent act, non-violence is no passivity, can be understood in two senses. Two senses: restrictive sense: tactics for overcoming any oppressive system, wide sense: any attempts to overthrow relationships based on violence, domination and oppression. Three types of nonviolence: non-violence is a philosophy: principle nonviolence, non-violence is a practice: strategic nonviolence, non-violence is a political tool. Examples of nonviolence philosophers: handry david thoreau, mk ghandi, ml king, Mohandas karmachand ghandi (!869 1948) mahatma = great soul: Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood albert einstein.
