Book Title: World of Philosophy
Author(s): Christopher Key Chapple, Intaj Malek, Dilip Charan, Sunanda Shastri, Prashant Dave
Publisher: Shanti Prakashan
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inequality and discontent. This is the structural cause of global unrest. Peace is not only an absence of war, it is also negation of exploitation and inequality,blind and ruthless use of natural resources and creating a politics of power and domination.
While dealing with the problem of peace, Gandhi was not an utopian but he was a practical idealist. He knew that war is the result of war politics and more of war economics. Hence, unless a complete overhaul of our entrie politicel and economic system are taken into considerations, peace will remain an impossibility. For this, he has emphasised the important pedagogy of peace, as war begins in the minds of men, the defences of peace can also be built in the minds of men. Unless, we change the mental set-up from the kindergarten upto the university students with the pedagogy of peace, we cannot achieve the ultimate result even in a century.Alexander Pope has rightly said, "It is education that forms the common mind, just as the twig is bent, the tree is inclined" the tree is inclined.” It means to win a war against violence and war, we have to start from ABC of peace education, peace research and peace action. It may take not more than a decade to create a peaceful world because this is not a matter of utopian exercise but an urgency of supreme importance. This is a question of life and death and hence if we take up the cause of peace as a Gandhian Satyagrahi, we shall overcome all the obstacles in our way and peace will be at our doorsteps. Gandhi was a peace volunteer and also a peace commander. As a commander, he ordered for martyrdom and as a peace volunteer, he became a peace martyr. Indeed, "Blessed are the peace-makers.”
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