Second lesson: favor peace over war. Epicureans believed that war is only justified in self-defense. Keep in mind that more often than not, wars of aggression come with propaganda claiming that the act of aggression was in fact provoked and political leaders will not hesitate to lie to claim...
The unity, in turn, which is the only hope of peace and justice, is the principle of morality itself, the respect for the autonomy of others regardless of likes and dislikes, loves and hates, cultural or ethnic identity, or personal practices. The project of morality is to clearly ...
These traditions provided a basis for redefining justice as restoring peace and order instead of exacting re- venge. From this point of view, the goal of reforming people could replace the goal of punishing them. Justice could be defined anew as restoring peace and order. But ideas can take ...