Philosophies and Instruments of Peace-Keeping and Peace-Making: syllabus
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Peter C. Mayer-Tasch, Ludwig Maximilians Universität
The course will develop through three main stages:
Week 1-2 : Introduction into the subject
- The dialectics of war and peace as a constant pattern of social and political life
- The motives for conflict and war
- The motives for peace-keeping and peace-making
Week 3-4: Philosophers and Philosophies of Peace
- Confucius
- Aristotle
- Augustine
- Marsilius of Padua
- Jean Bodin
- Hugo Grotius
- Thomas Hobbes
- Immanuel Kant
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Masahisa Goi
- Nelson Mandela
- Prince Hussein Talal
Week 5-12-: Instruments of peace-keeping and peace-making
- The first hope: insight and tolerance
- The second hope: mediation (on different social and political levels, national and international)
- The rule: jurisdiction (on different levels, national and international)
- The paradox: superior force to end force (from Lysistrate to UN Peace Corps)
Week 1-2 : Introduction into the subject
- The dialectics of war and peace as a constant pattern of social and political life
- The motives for conflict and war
- The motives for peace-keeping and peace-making
Week 3-4: Philosophers and Philosophies of Peace
- Confucius
- Aristotle
- Augustine
- Marsilius of Padua
- Jean Bodin
- Hugo Grotius
- Thomas Hobbes
- Immanuel Kant
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Masahisa Goi
- Nelson Mandela
- Prince Hussein Talal
Week 5-12-: Instruments of peace-keeping and peace-making
- The first hope: insight and tolerance
- The second hope: mediation (on different social and political levels, national and international)
- The rule: jurisdiction (on different levels, national and international)
- The paradox: superior force to end force (from Lysistrate to UN Peace Corps)
