Toward an Ontology of Pacifism: Three Ontological Intuitions of the Pacifist Tradition
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The paper explores the ontology of pacifism by considering authors and texts in the pacifist tradition. It analyzes three generally shared commitments of the authors in this tradition: (1) that peace is a positive reality, (2) that interdependence and interrelationship are fundamental; and (3) that the entities of social and political life are socially constructed. These ideas are generally shared by authors in this tradition, although the tradition is itself understood as a complex conversation that includes diverse points of view. The paper argues that by understanding these ontological commitments we can better understand the normative claims of pacifism.
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Toward an Ontology of Pacifism: Three Ontological Intuitions of the Pacifist Tradition
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The paper explores the ontology of pacifism by considering authors and texts in the pacifist tradition. It analyzes three generally shared commitments of the authors in this tradition: (1) that peace is a positive reality, (2) that interdependence and interrelationship are fundamental; and (3) that the entities of social and political life are socially constructed. These ideas are generally shared by authors in this tradition, although the tradition is itself understood as a complex conversation that includes diverse points of view. The paper argues that by understanding these ontological commitments we can better understand the normative claims of pacifism.
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