The Philosophy of Life in Oriental Philosophy and in the Theory of Thomas Aquinas

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  • Eui-Chai Tjeng Eui-Chai Tjeng is the Endowed Chair Professor of Philosophy at Sogang University in Seoul, South Korea. He can be reached at: ecjung@sogang.ac.kr

Abstract

Introduction 

The title of this conference is “Violence and Peace in Our Times.” The reason we chose this is because 9.11 was a shock that woke us all from the sense of boundless optimism with which we greeted the Third Millennium. Ever since the dawn of history, man has lived with violence. Even in our socalled ‘civilized’ age, we have lived with violence, both major and minor. With the fall of Communism, the violence of the “Liberation Front” has been weakened only to
be succeeded by “racial cleansing” of Kosovo, the genocide of East Timor and then finally 9.11. Of course, by violence here, we mean intentional violence perpetrated through overt, physical acts. ‘Even while waging a war every man wants peace whereas no one wants war while he is making peace,’ said St. Augustine. (omnis enim homo etiam belligerando pacem quaerit: nemo autem bellum pacificando. (De Civitate Dei, 19, 12)1 However, true peace comes from a peaceful order and the right human order can only be based on justice. In this paper, I will be comparing St.Thomas’ theories on violence, justice and peace with those of Confucianism.

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Vol. 10 No. 1-2 (2009): January-December, 2009

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