Pacifism as a Perspective: On the Inevitable Entanglement of Facts and Values
Pacifists and their opponents disagree not only about moral questions, but most often about factual questions as well (as is illustrated by the controversy surrounding the crisis in Kosovo in 1999). According to my reconstruction of pacifism, this is not surprising, since the pacifist, legitimately,...
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| Langue: | Anglais |
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[2018]
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Studies in Christian ethics
Année: 2018, Volume: 31, Numéro: 2, Pages: 201-213 |
| RelBib Classification: | KBK Europe de l'Est NCD Éthique et politique TK Époque contemporaine VA Philosophie ZC Politique en général |
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B Humanitarian Intervention B Utilitarianism B War B regulative idea B entanglement of fact and value B Optimism B Hilary Putnam B Counterfactual B Pacifism B religious wars B Peace B Value B Immanuel Kant B Hubris B Consequentialism |
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| Résumé: | Pacifists and their opponents disagree not only about moral questions, but most often about factual questions as well (as is illustrated by the controversy surrounding the crisis in Kosovo in 1999). According to my reconstruction of pacifism, this is not surprising, since the pacifist, legitimately, looks at the facts in the light of her system of values. Her opponent, in turn, looks at the facts in the light of an alternative value system. And the quarrel between the two parties about supposedly descriptive matters never ceases, as there is no objective reality that could settle the issue. The pacifist's value-laden perspective on reality is informed by Christian charity and humility: a specific mixture of optimism (about human nature) and pessimism (about human powers). |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946817749898 |