I'm still a student and we recently discussed the issue of guns, violence etc. in philosophy and we will continue this discussion at sometime in the future. This made me think of the philosophic backgrounds in favor of weapons and self-defense.
Politically it's all quite clear, if someone tries to kill me, I'm allowed to stop him, if necessary kill him. But what's the philosophical background for that?
In one "article" on www.a-human-right.com I read something about the "spirit of the enlightened warrior". Do you know of any literature or philosophical ideas/believes concerning the issue?
It seems like every intellectual person is condemning weapons etc. and here in Germany even the priests teach that the bible is pacifistic. But I guess, as all of this is very one-sided(if there would be no weapons we would all be happy, so weapons are bad), that there are intellectual frameworks for an armed society, for the right to self-defense, distinguishing between the violence of the aggressor and of the victim. The only problem is:I don't know it and have got no real idea where to look for it. That's why I ask here if anyone has information on that issue.
For example I just found this book accidentally while surfing through the net. I haven't read it but it sounds promising. But I welcome any material concerning the topic.
ps:If you have got any questions feel free to ask.
Politically it's all quite clear, if someone tries to kill me, I'm allowed to stop him, if necessary kill him. But what's the philosophical background for that?
In one "article" on www.a-human-right.com I read something about the "spirit of the enlightened warrior". Do you know of any literature or philosophical ideas/believes concerning the issue?
It seems like every intellectual person is condemning weapons etc. and here in Germany even the priests teach that the bible is pacifistic. But I guess, as all of this is very one-sided(if there would be no weapons we would all be happy, so weapons are bad), that there are intellectual frameworks for an armed society, for the right to self-defense, distinguishing between the violence of the aggressor and of the victim. The only problem is:I don't know it and have got no real idea where to look for it. That's why I ask here if anyone has information on that issue.
For example I just found this book accidentally while surfing through the net. I haven't read it but it sounds promising. But I welcome any material concerning the topic.
ps:If you have got any questions feel free to ask.