ARE VIOLENT CRISES AND CONFLICTS INEVITABLE?
ARE VIOLENT CRISES AND CONFLICTS INEVITABLE?
Author(s): Mihail OrzeaţăContributor(s): Diana Cristiana Lupu (Translator)
Subject(s): Social Philosophy, Studies in violence and power, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: violence; conflict; crisis; confrontation; human nature; reconciliation;
Summary/Abstract: Many famous people, among them Roman playwright Plautus, philosopher Thomas Hobbes and public intellectual Gore Vidal, believe that conflict among humans is permanent or “natural” as Hendrik W. van der Merwe, a pioneer of conflict resolution, has recently written. It is right that human beings confront each other for almost everything within different kinds of competition. Unfortunately, competitions transform into violent confrontations given the human nature, especially the one of community leaders. Despite many pessimistic prognoses regarding international relations, reconciliation is still possible but it takes time, being necessary negotiations and willingness to understand and accept that we, human beings, are different in race, religion and culture.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 9-15
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
