Rethinking violence beyond war and peace: anthropo-ethics from Levinas to Girard
Starting from a philosophical, literary and historical frame of reference (Heraclitus, Hegel, Tolstoy, and Clausewitz), the paper aims to find a ‘deconstructive’ and anthropo-ethical way out of the binary opposition of war and peace (Levinas and Girard). ‘Apocalyptic reasoning’, inspired by a biblic...
| Published in: | International journal of philosophy and theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2021
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| In: |
International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Violent behavior
/ War
/ Peace
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| RelBib Classification: | NBE Anthropology NCD Political ethics VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
imitation of Christ
B Apocalypse B Totalitarianism B mimetic rivalry B sacrificial violence B (non-)indifference |
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| Summary: | Starting from a philosophical, literary and historical frame of reference (Heraclitus, Hegel, Tolstoy, and Clausewitz), the paper aims to find a ‘deconstructive’ and anthropo-ethical way out of the binary opposition of war and peace (Levinas and Girard). ‘Apocalyptic reasoning’, inspired by a biblical view of man, gives insight into (in/un)human violence, and opens up a new perspective on necessary and possible conversion. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2335 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2021.1980422 |