On peace in history
Keywords:
Peace, War, International Law, Pacifism, ImperialismAbstract
This essay proposes a journey through the emergence and development of the complex concept of peace in Western politics. In its beginnings, peace was born as an inseparable concept from that of war and violence. Only recently has war begun to be considered an “anomaly.” The Enlightened tradition was the first to advance in this direction by declaring peace as a natural right. However, Darwinism, with its anthropological racism, and European expansion returned war to its former prominence. We will have to wait for the 20th century for pacifism to become a new morality and liberalism to universalize the market so that the idea of peace returns triumphant now under the cover of international law and Human Rights. This study covers the origins and main ideological and political contributions of this development.
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