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Monday Jun 17, 2024
E95: Justum Pacem
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
The subject of Just War, or Justum Bellum, is a frequent topic in these podcasts. If, however, the only acceptable justification for any war is to establish a more just and lasting peace, shouldn’t there be a similar framework for Just Peace, or Justum Pacem? Just War theory goes back to Plato and Aristotle, but Just Peace thinking is a product of the last century. Despite a lack of concrete formulation, past examples of successful post-conflict transitions included efforts to establish a just peace. Sadly, there are more examples of unjust peace, which -- as Immanuel Kant noted -- plants the seeds of future war.
Music:
- Liszt, Les Preludes, perfomed by the USMC Band. Public Domain
- Traditional, The Army Strings, Garryowen (Public Domain)
- Mozart, W. A. and Karajan, K., The Requiem Mass In D Minor, Introitus, K.626, (1941), downloaded from The Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/12-bruno-kittel-mozart-requiem-agnus-dei-polydor-1941_202308
Photo:
Perpetual Peace Lily, Aganpanthus Africanus (Wikimedia Commons)
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