EDUCATION FOR PEACE IN THE NUCLEAR AGE
Abstract
There are three main avenues to assure peace: force, law, and education. While in the short term most efficient, and sometimes inevitable, force has become outmoded. The unimaginable power of modern nuclear arms has practically eliminated the concept of a just war. Law, on the other hand, has progressively increased human rights and the climate of peace. It has its shortcomings. To be an instrument of peace, it must be the product of justice for all. Education, at home as well as school, can prepare people to work for peace. In schools, a broad basic education will, in the long run, produce gains far more solid and durable than will some of the more fashionable crusades of the day. RÉSUMÉ Il existe trois grands moyens d'assurer la paix: la force, le droit et l'éducation. Même si elle est parfois inévitable et qu'il s'agit du moyen le plus efficace à court terme, la force est aujourd'hui périmée. La puissance inimaginable des armements nucléaires modernes a pratiquement annihilé le concept d'une guerre juste. Le droit par ailleurs a progressivement renforcé les droits de la personne et consolidé le climat de paix. Mais c'est un moyen qui n'est pas sans défauts. Pour être un instrument de paix, il doit être le produit d'une justice pour tous. L'éducation, à la maison comme à l'école, est tout à fait capable de préparer les gens à oeuvrer pour la paix. Dans les écoles, une solide éducation de base produira à long terme des gains beaucoup plus solides et durables que ne le feront certaines croisades à la mode éphémères.Downloads
Published
1987-09-01
How to Cite
Ryan, C. (1987). EDUCATION FOR PEACE IN THE NUCLEAR AGE. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 22(003). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/7758
Issue
Section
Articles
License
Those wishing to reproduce all or part of any material published on this website are asked to email mje.education@mcgill.ca for permission and to acknowledge the McGill Journal of Education as the original source.
Authors must transfer copyright of their article to MJE. Authors may use all or parts of their work in any future publication with the article's origin in MJE acknowledged in the customary manner.
A copy of our standard form may be requested from mje.education@mcgill.ca