HIST 2102H Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: American Peace Society, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, First Geneva Convention
20 Feb 2016
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Very modern term coined just after the 20th century. Marcus aurelius, meditations spent at great deal of his life at war, wrote about fellowship (putting down weapons and banding together with your brothers) Early christians and church fathers war getting in the way of the important things. Erasmus of rotterdam, john colet, juan vives. Protestant sects anabaptists, mennonites, amish, hutterites, jehovah"s. Witnesses and quakers opposed to war (tended to be absolute pacifists) Enlightenment philosophes voltaire, baron d"holbach, denis diderot, jean. Jacques rousseau (recasted the event during the enlightenment, focusing on the horrors of war after the 30 years war) Calls for united states of europe (super government controlling the different. Militias rather than standing armies (smaller armies, militias citizen soldiers entities in europe) called upon if needed) Wrestle wars away from the kings, only fighting for self defense. Enlightenment pacifism articulated in immanuel kant"s perpetual peace (1795) Saying what came before and what can come after.
