On Trust and Peace
Overview: On Trust and Peace Building
This class explores trust as a fundamental aspect of individual and collective well-being, beginning with its definitions across disciplines.
A historical overview of peace theorists provides insight into how trust functions in societal structures and conflict resolution.
The embryological experience serves as a template for understanding the formation of trust at the most primal level, highlighting key moments that mirror broader individual and communal dynamics.
The Prenatal Template: How Our Earliest Experiences Shape Peace or Conflict
Finally, the class discusses the need for restoring trust when broken, integrating perspectives from psychology, history, and early human development to offer a holistic approach to reconnection as an absolutely essential step towards peace communication and effective community work.
Osho speaks about the difference between trusting and being naive
On Trust Part 1
On Trust Part 2
Περί Εμπιστοσύνης και Ειρήνης Μέρος 1
Περί Εμπιστοσύνης και Ειρήνης Μέρος 2
Reflections on the Psychological and Psychohistorical Causes of the War in Ukraine and of Wars in General by Ludwig Janus
Religious-Sources-for-a-Philosophy-of-Peace
Classical-and-Medieval-Sources-for-a-Philosophy-of-Peace
Renaissance-Sources-for-a-Philosophy-of-Peace
Modern-Sources-for-a-Philosophy-of-Peace
Contemporary-Sources-for-a-Philosophy-of-Peace
Peace and the Nature of Truth
The-Philosophy-of-Peace-Education
Peace-Communication-for-Community-Work
The Origins of War in the Child Abuse by Lloyd deMause (chapters 4,5)
Harari on Peace and Justice
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” ―
“If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliche that must have been left behind in the 60s, that’s a problem. Peace and love are eternal.” ―
When people honor each other, there is a trust established that leads to synergy, interdependence, and deep respect. Both parties make decisions and choices based on what is right, what is best, what is valued most highly.” —Blaine Lee