War and the Commonwealth in Mid-Tudor England
Political discourse on the problem of war began to change in England during the Hundred Years War as the harsh realities of unprecedented destruction began to demystify and erode the just war theory and create a new language that clearly linked peace with concern for the commonweal. Humanist critiqu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1990
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1990, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 171-192 |
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| Summary: | Political discourse on the problem of war began to change in England during the Hundred Years War as the harsh realities of unprecedented destruction began to demystify and erode the just war theory and create a new language that clearly linked peace with concern for the commonweal. Humanist critiques detailed the illogic and numerous inconsistencies behind the just war arguments, and offered a "pacifist" absolute in their place. However, only with the Reformation and a consequent concern for ongoing reform as the best way to promote the public welfare does peace as a policy come into vogue as a practical alternative to archaic ethics accepting of warfare. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2541048 |