Ten theses on violence

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  possible   ways  to  interrupt  or  restrict  it.