Peace Education: Exploring Ethical and Philosophical Foundations

Abstract

One of the great ironies of peace education is that no-one seems to be openly opposed to the notion of the importance of peace. Peace is something which we seemingly all aspire to, both within ourselves and in our relationships with each other. Yet despite this, the idea of educating individuals to the attainment of peace is far more contentious. Peace education often connotes indoctrination. Or at the very least peace education is dismissed as political correctness. This study aims to address this problem, through providing a developed philosophical rationale for peace education. Perhaps more accurately, the study develops some philosophical rationales for peace education, as the study examines five possible rationales.