CHE 2176 Chapter : Problem 2 7 New
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Mahatma gandhi"s for pacifists: reading questions: gandhi writes his treatise of nonviolence not only for saints, but declares its use for the common man as well (4). In the midst of oppression and suffering, which is more effective by. Explain: a man who practices nonviolence must believe in the ability of a good deed producing only a good result, through love, which comes from god (12). Is violence an explicit lack of faith: nonviolence may seem like the most extreme act of cowardice or a last resort option for those of physical weakness (13-15). Why, according to gandhi, is this not so: gandhi writes that the practice of nonviolence requires no training or preparation (19). What, then, is required by a person who wishes to live out nonviolence: gandhi promotes and practices the effectiveness o fasting. However, he states that it is a last resort form of nonviolence (28-29).
