Category Archives: Essays

U (Communicate) Peace

Posted on October 2, 2011 by faustoaarya

When a peace builder decides to enter into a mediation it means that s/he accepts the relationship among the parties and legitimizes their identity and position within the conflict. If to mediate is to legitimize, what do we do when … Continue reading →

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20th Century: Let Us Start Resolving Conflicts?!

Posted on September 3, 2011 by faustoaarya

“Conflict resolution […] first defined itself and then expanded its remit during what we are calling its foundation period in the 1950s and 1960s, and its period of further construction and expansion in the 1970s and 1980s.” wrote Oliver Rasbotham, … Continue reading →

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Syria – The Protests and the Media Games

Posted on June 9, 2011 by faustoaarya

The summer of 2007 was my first real introduction to the Arab world. I had once visited Jordan in 2002 for a week, but the only thing I remember is football and trying something interesting, which they called Nargile. As … Continue reading →

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The Vagueness of Security – on what factors does it really depend?

Posted on April 11, 2011 by faustoaarya

This paper wants to investigate the current opinions about achieving “security” and how much these opinions are consistent with the main theories regarding peace building. “Security” is a theme of which we hear very often and it is surely linked … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Buddhism

Posted on April 1, 2011 by faustoaarya

Buddhism is a way of life, a path of life, a philosophy of life, and spiritual development, which aims at the cessation of ignorance and suffering. This Darsana was founded by Buddha, around 550 BCE, in India. Today Buddhism is … Continue reading →

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Note on Gandhi’s Understanding of Satyagraha

Posted on December 10, 2010 by faustoaarya

Gandhi’s conception of satya and ahimsa lie at the heart of his entire social and political philosophy. His concept of satya, with ahimsa as the means, determined his doctrine of satyagraha or active resistance to authority; while the concept of … Continue reading →

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Note on Gandhi’s Understanding of Ahimsa

Posted on December 6, 2010 by faustoaarya

Though it was deeply influenced by Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Christian theories of non-violence, Gandhi’s theory was in a class by itself. Let us examine Gandhi’s understanding of Ahimsa by first examining the Hindu, Jain and Buddhist understanding of the … Continue reading →

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Note on Gandhi’s Understanding of Means & End

Posted on December 5, 2010 by faustoaarya

Most political and social thinkers have been concerned with the desirable (and even necessary) goals of political system or the common and competing ends that men actually desire, and then pragmatically considered the means that are available to rulers and … Continue reading →

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An Analysis of “The Moral Imagination” – J.P. Lederach

Posted on December 2, 2010 by faustoaarya

A smile is the beginning of peace, said Mother Teresa. I agree. It is the simple act whose visual flourishing represents a harmonious and joyful internal dialogue. Whenever there is a conflict, the find step towards reconciliation is to open … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Hume – Causation

Posted on November 13, 2010 by faustoaarya

David Hume is famous for making us realize that until we know the Necessary Connection between cause and effect all human knowledge is uncertain, merely a habit of thinking based upon repeated observation (induction), and which depends upon the future … Continue reading →

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