A Hermeneutic Understanding of Dialogue as a Tool for Global Peace

• Authors: Chukwuokolo Chidozie , Jeko Victor O.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The problem of threat to international politics and global peace has undermined the effectiveness of the power of dialogue. The world seems to be in the condition of will to power derivable from the mutually assured destructive (MAD) tendencies. Is it possible to extend global peace? How can this be achieved? In this paper, we posit that dialogue is a fundamental medium for conflict resolution and peaceful coexistence in a diverse world. We contend that monologue in international politics understood in terms of might is right undermines the effectiveness of dialogue and often leads to violent conflicts within and between countries. Our world today is at a crossroads. Dialogue, however, foregrounds the medium of conflict resolution and the social consciousness of human communication. We present a hermeneutic understanding of dialogue that follows from relevant works of Hans Georg Gadamer and Jurgen Habermas. This paper espouses the power of dialogue as a basis for the normative foundation of an emancipated social global order. The dialogical sequence has a cobweb of social interconnectedness and the ethics of global peace. We present a literal and philosophical understanding of dialogue and a contextual understanding of dialogue within the hermeneutic tradition.

Keywords

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Hermeneutics; dialogue; global peace; communicative action; language

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 23-39

Contributors

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Chukwuokolo Chidozie

• Department of Philosophy and Religion, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.

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Jeko Victor O.

• Department of Philosophy University of Benin, Edo State.