Violence

Theory, Culture and Society 23 (2-3):377-385 (2006)
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Abstract

Violence is spoken of in several senses but its most basic definition, as a force exerted by one thing on another, harbors serious problems, especially when it comes to a consideration of its source or cause. We begin this article by identifying some of the aporias of violence with reference to philosophical and religious discourses and then we go on to analyze how violence problematizes concepts of law and justice in world historical contexts. We examine several traditions including Indo-European mythology, as well as Hindu, Taoist, and ancient Greek philosophy, before addressing the concept of violence in modern thought, as a revision of Christianity. We conclude with some discussion of epistemological violence and its critics.

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Introduction to Special Issue: Theorizing Violence.Jane Kilby - 2013 - European Journal of Social Theory 16 (3):261-272.

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