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The document explores the meaning of peace, tracing its origins to the Latin word 'pax' and highlighting various perspectives from notable figures like Albert Einstein and Martin Luther King, Jr. It emphasizes that peace encompasses not only the absence of war but also justice, freedom, and mental serenity, making it a fundamental goal for individuals and societies. Additionally, it discusses various concepts and theories related to peace, including human rights, justice, and peace education.

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Peace

The document explores the meaning of peace, tracing its origins to the Latin word 'pax' and highlighting various perspectives from notable figures like Albert Einstein and Martin Luther King, Jr. It emphasizes that peace encompasses not only the absence of war but also justice, freedom, and mental serenity, making it a fundamental goal for individuals and societies. Additionally, it discusses various concepts and theories related to peace, including human rights, justice, and peace education.

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M e a n i n g s

of
WHAT
is
The word "PEACE" is derived from the
onginal Latin word "pax, which means a
pact, a control or an agreement to end
war or any dispute and conflict between
two people, two nations or two
antagonistic groups of people.
ACCORDING TO:

Albert Einstein: Peace is not just the absence of war but the presence of
justice, law, and order.

Martin Luther King, Jr.: True peace includes justice, not just the absence of
tension.

Dalai Lama: Peace requires human rights, well-being, and freedom.

Baruch Spinoza: Peace is a virtue, a state of mind, and a disposition for


confidence and justice.

Jawaharlal Nehru: Peace is a state of mind, not just a relationship between


nations.

Johan Galtung: Peace is linked to the absence of violence and can be


categorized as negative peace (absence of personal violence) and positive
peace (absence of structural violence).
Overall, peace is not just the cessation
of war but encompasses justice,
freedom, harmony, and mental serenity,
making it a crucial goal for individuals
and societies.
PEACE
CONCEPTS
CONCEPT OF PEACE
It is well known that human beings pay much interest in peace from
the ancient time until now. Because the word "peace", apart from
being a pleasant word, also refers to the peaceful society and the
beautiful world. It can be stated that peace is the greatest and highest
goal or hope that everyone wishes to achieve personally and expects
to be created in society and in the world. People have been trying by
all means to gain peace.
PEACE CONCEPTS AND PEACE THEORIES

Peace is a thing that interest all. Peace is


understood by all, if it prevailed on earth, our world
would have had only happiness and would have
become a heaven for human being.
Peace of Concepts
Since peace is not something that exists alone by not being related to
anything and people study peace in depth and widely, eventually there
are varieties of concepts and perspectives on peace. Here, concept of
human rights for peace, concept of justice for peace, concept of non-
viclerice for peace, concept of peace education, concept of peace
culture, concept of peace gender, concept of peace media and concept
of peace environment are presented to understand those concepts that
peace is related to and those fields that peace is studied in.
The Concept of Human Rights for Peace
Human rights are basic rights and freedoms that all
people are entitled to regardless of nationality, sex,
national or ethnic origin, race, religion, language, or
other status. Human rights are conceived as universal
and egalitarian, with all people having equal rights by
virtue of being human

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