Violence, justice and pardon

Abstract

Abstract: In this paper I firstly distinguish between physical strength, animal aggressiveness and human cruelty. Secondly, I show the inseparable link that ties human violence to the establishment of law and the political community. I then critically examine the three great modern political ideologies (liberalism, socialism and nationalism), which as other utopies of non-violence have produce new forms of violence. Finally, taken into account the terrible experiences of the 20th century, I outline seven additional theses on the features of human violence, on the way it copy itself and on the posible ways to interrupt or restrict it.