Educación para la paz y cultura de la paz

Authors

  • Juan Benito Martínez
  • Alfonso García Martínez

Keywords:

Education of Peace, Culture of Peace, Peace, Violence, War, Conflict, Social Education, School Education

Abstract

Our point of view agrees with those proposals that consider peace and war as cultural products, as UNESCO defends. This urges the contribution to prepare the consciences' disarmament, that is to say, to modify gradually the minds towards peace. We think that this perspective offers the Education of Peace bigger possibilities than other opposite conceptions do. Our option suggest to develop a new kind of culture, the Culture of Peace, to help peo ple to disco ver complex and conflictive reality critically, in order to be able to face it and act accordingly. This means an antidote against every group or person who tries to impose their culture, ideology or thoughts through violence or by means of force.

Issue

Section

Art