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Visions of peace Asia and the west

This edited collection explores the diversity of past conceptualizations as well as the remarkable continuity in the desire for peace across global intellectual traditions. Each chapter offers a case study of a particular intellectual tradition and attempts to rehabilitate 'forgotten' conc...

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Other Authors: Shogimen, Takashi (Editor), Spencer, Vicki A. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxon, UK Ashgate Publishing Routledge 2014
Series:Justice, international law and global security
Subjects:
Peace > Social aspects > Asia
Peace > Political aspects > Asia
Peace > Religious aspects > Asia
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Eirene: Ancient Greek Goddess and Concept of Peace / Patricia A. Hannah
  • 2. The Dissident Tradition of Christian Pacifism / Murray Rae
  • 3. Concept of Peace in Hinduism: A Historical Analysis / Kaushik Roy
  • 4. The Confucian Vision of Peace / Kam-por Yu
  • 5. A Historical Reflection on Peace and Public Philosophy in Japanese Thought: Prince Shotoku, Ito Jinsai and Yokoi Shonan / Shin Chiba
  • 6. Visions of Peace in Medieval European Political Thought / Takashi Shogimen
  • 7. Enlightenment Perspectives on War and Peace / Bruce Buchan
  • 8. Indigenous Inspiration and Herder's Peace Woman / Vicki A. Spencer
  • 9. Liberal Peace Plans and Cultural Difference: Jeremy Bentham and the Limits of Enlightenment Universalism / Katherine Smits

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