Power in Philosophy: Two Arguments for Nonviolence Today
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A philosophical exploration of nonviolence, ethical power and peaceful social transformation.
| Author |
Anna Alomes |
|---|---|
| ISBN |
9789380359441 |
| Year Of Publication |
2012 |
| Pages |
291 |
| Language |
English |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Publisher |
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) |
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ISBN: 9789380359441
Year Of Publication: 2012
Pages : 291
Language : English
Binding : Paperback
Publisher:Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA)
The book introduces the idea of 'fusion philosophy', combining Western and non-Western approaches to understand the use of power without violence. It draws on the philosophies associated with the Dalai Lama, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as the South African experience of post-apartheid transformation.
The book argues that nonviolence can provide an ethical framework for exercising power and achieving social change. It examines ideas of compassion, truth, self-suffering and non-harming, while considering examples of nonviolent transformation associated with Gandhi, the Dalai Lama and the post-apartheid South African experience. The work presents nonviolence as a philosophical and practical approach to creating more peaceful societies.
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