A Pacifist Way of Living: Introductory Essay

This introductory essay differentiates between divergent forms of pacifism, concerning their background assumptions, status, scope, justification and political implications. Then, it presents two versions of criticising pacifism, one external, one internal way. Finally, it will be discussed whether...

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Main Author: Sass, Hartmut von 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2018]
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 135-147
IxTheo Classification:NCD Political ethics
Further subjects:B Deontology
B Pessimism
B Pacifism
B Religious Belief
B Value
B Virtue
B Anthropology
B Faith
B Consequentialism (Ethics)
B bellicism
B Consequentialism
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Summary:This introductory essay differentiates between divergent forms of pacifism, concerning their background assumptions, status, scope, justification and political implications. Then, it presents two versions of criticising pacifism, one external, one internal way. Finally, it will be discussed whether there is a specific coalition between religious faith and pacifism and what form that relation might take.
ISSN:0953-9468
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946817748564