Abstract

BARRIOS-ANDRADE, Diego Fernando. Peace Education: A Relection from Thomas Aquinas. Educ. Educ. [online]. 2021, vol.24, n.2, pp.181-196.  Epub Sep 30, 2021. ISSN 0123-1294.  https://doi.org/10.5294/edu.2021.24.2.1.

This article deals with peace education, following some theoretical contributions in Thomas Aquinas'sSumma Theologiae. On the one hand, it aims to redefine peace from a philosophical perspective and, on the other, to develop a Thomistic conception of peace education. The method used is analytical-interpretive, consisting of an orderly review of specific passages ofSumma Theologiae to integrate them into an original argument. Virtue will be the key term to bring together the primary reflections of this writing since it establishes a link between the notions of peace and education while enabling a different understanding of peace education. In Saint Thomas's thought, peace refers to order between human powers and interpersonal relationships, which exist because of virtue. Similarly, the definition of education directly refers to virtue inherent in human perfection to which man is destined according to his spiritual nature. In conclusion, peace education requires a close relationship with virtue, a perspective that allows a theoretical redesign of peace education; along these lines, the ethical virtue of humility is operatively proposed as a way of building peace at school.

Keywords : Teachers; peace education; students; pedagogy; Thomas Aquinas; ethics.

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