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How do you define peace, conflict, and violence?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by ketchupNmustard, Sep 12, 2012.

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  1. ketchupNmustard

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    Pretty simple humanities questions here how do you define these terms separately, I'll start with my simple view of these terms:

    Peace- Absence of conflict, simple as that to me, if there aren't any conflicting ideas it can be peaceful can't it?

    Conflict- Two ideas in disagreement

    Violence - any act physical, emotional, etc. that is meant to do harm and has a hint or more of hate and contempt with it.
     
  2. rocketsjudoka

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    Is this for a class? You should probably do your own work. ;)
    Your definitions I think are loaded.
    'Peace' I don't think is limited to saying an absence of conflicting ideas as you can have people with conflicting ideas who are otherwise peaceful. In fact most of our society is that way.
    'Conflict' on its surface yes would mean that two ideas are in disagreement but there are levels of conflict and to the terms that ideas can coexist means that context would matter. This applies to your definition of 'peace' as the absence of conflicting ideas. People can have ideas that are in disagreement while still be considered peaceful.
    'Violence' I think again context has to matter. I think a better term than an act with hate or contempt to do harm but an act that is aggressive in nature that may do some damage to someone else. This doesn't necessarily mean that it is harmful as say if someone is having a heart attack I might violently administer CPR resulting in broken ribs but my intent overall is to save that person.
     
  3. Honey Bear

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    Please, limit your stoner posturing to 1 thread a day.
     

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