Philosopher William James

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PJfanFORlife Posts: 138
edited September 2006 in A Moving Train
Philosopher William James proposed that if our culture ever hoped to shed the deeply ingrained habit of going to war, we'd have to create a moral equivalent. It's not enough to preach the value of peace, We have to find other ways to channel our aggressive instincts in order to accomplish what war does, like stimulate political unity and build civic virtue.
Guess I'll trn on music instead...

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  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Rollerball.
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  • PJfanFORlife
    PJfanFORlife Posts: 138
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    Guess I'll trn on music instead...

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  • monkey spanker
    monkey spanker Posts: 283
    PJfanFORlife wrote:
    Philosopher William James proposed that if our culture ever hoped to shed the deeply ingrained habit of going to war, we'd have to create a moral equivalent. It's not enough to preach the value of peace, We have to find other ways to channel our aggressive instincts in order to accomplish what war does, like stimulate political unity and build civic virtue.

    "to accomplish what war does" war accomplishes peace. so what else can we do to accomplish peace?
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    monkey spanker wrote:
    "to accomplish what war does" war accomplishes peace. so what else can we do to accomplish peace?

    War accomplishes peace? Really? Can you please provide a historical precedent of this?

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