Isaiah's Vision of Human Security
Virtue-Ethics and International Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6129428 |
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| Authors | Scott M Thomas (University of Bath, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 21-29 |
| Publication date | 2006-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Faith & International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1931-7743 • E-ISSN: 1557-0274 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15570274.2006.9523258 |
| OpenAlex | W2058360641 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
The book of Isaiah has more strongly influenced the Western theo-political imagination than any book in the Hebrew Bible. Isaiah presents a global vision of human security that, instead of relying on power politics, is based on virtue-ethics. Today the tradition of virtue-ethics is concerned with the long-term consequences of foreign policies, not only their immediate effects. Virtue-ethics are focused as much on identity as on interests, often contradicting realist balance-of-power diplomacy. The concept of justice for Isaiah is more than legal equity; it is a sustainable positive peace, encompassing the concepts of development and well-being
Diplomacy · Economic Justice · Environmental ethics · Human rights · Political science · Politics · Power politics · Sociology · Virtue · Virtue ethics · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Philosophy · Political Conflict and Governance
| Highly cited | No |
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