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Chapter 7 - Section 8
Despite being told, it cannot fall within the category of fault. In this way, the spread of the values of non-violence in a violent society leads to the development of thoughts, and due to this, the violence that is considered a fault is not merely defined as the destruction of life, and within it, the significance of the transgressive becomes apparent.
- The question arising from this definition of non-violence is whether that which leads to the destruction of life without transgression is called violence or not? Similarly, if something has not led to the destruction of life but still involves transgression, is that also considered violence? Do both of these scenarios fall under the category of violence, or is the violence of life-destruction due to transgression different from them?
- Destruction of life is indeed a gross form of violence, while transgression is subtle and imperceptible. Beyond the distinction of grossness and subtlety, there are differences that highlight the importance of each; this distinction is what underlies the blameworthiness or unblameworthiness of violence. Although the destruction of life is evidently violence, it is not solely a fault; because its faultiness is not autonomous. The blame of violence is dependent on the violent person's intention, which is therefore subordinate. If the intention is inherently bad, then the resultant destruction of life is considered a fault; and if the intention is not of that nature, then the resultant destruction of life is not regarded as a fault; hence, in the classical definition, this kind of fault-ridden violence is referred to as material violence or practical violence. The meaning of material or practical violence is...