Nonviolence: Theory and Practice
Welcome to the course! This semester we will be exploring both the theory and practice of nonviolence as a means for social change.
We'll start the semester thinking about definitions. What is violence, what is non violence. Add your thoughts!
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just seeing if this works. YAY Nonviolence! :-)
To me, violence is the intentional harming of another, either physically, emotionally or some other form. The fact that it is intentional make it different than an accident. Nonviolence then is the intentional avoidance of harm.
On page 47 of Violence, non-violence and the uses of coercion, Coe stated that the usual assumption is that "one passes from non-violence to violence if, in addition to mental influence, one employs unwelcome mechanical means and measures...such acts as destroying or maiming a human body, putting it under physical restrait etc". Often times I view violence soley as physical means, but it is far more than that. Coe also argued on page 50, "..as long as violence and nonviolence are conceived in physical or mechanical terms, the distinction between them carries no ethical meaning whatever.." I hope to gain more insight on violence vs non-violence in the upcoming semester.
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