On Advancing Truth and Morality in Conflict Resolution

Authors

Louis Kriesberg, Syracuse UniversityFollow

Abstract

Excerpt

The editors of this special issue have articulated many dilemmas facing workers in the fields of conflict analysis and resolution. One way they characterize the difficulties, described by Arthur Koestler , is balancing between spiritually-directed, but socially ineffective activism like that of a Yogi or acting like a Commissar disregarding the means used in order to achieve desirable socioeconomic transformations. This matter is often argued . Some people assert that a wellmeaning person's actions often result in undesired effects, while the person ready to act brutally provides widespread benefits. On the other hand, others argue that acting harshly in order to produce good results is doomed to fail and have ill effects.

Author Bio(s)

Louis Kriesberg is Professor Emeritus at the Maxwell School of Law and Diplomacy at Syracuse University.

Keywords

conflict resolution, morality, problem-solving conflict resolution, truth

Publication Date

11-1999

DOI

10.46743/1082-7307/1999.1196

Recommended Citation

Kriesberg, Louis (1999) "On Advancing Truth and Morality in Conflict Resolution," Peace and Conflict Studies: Vol. 6: No. 1, Article 2.
DOI: 10.46743/1082-7307/1999.1196
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs/vol6/iss1/2