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On the Philosophy of Nonviolence

This Pass or Prepared? is based on David McReynolds' Philosophy of Nonviolence.

Based on McReynold's article, answer the following questions:

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  1. What does McReynolds identify as the problem with Christian nonviolence?

  2. Does McReynolds equate violence with evil?

  3. Does McReynolds describe nonviolence as the philosophy with no "holes."

  4. What is a philosophy without "holes"?

  5. What does McReynolds mean by "the search for truth as common ground"?

    Figurine by Rudiger Appel. Notice that you can see three effects in the animation. Either the Variation on the Kandinsky figurine appears to turn in a clockwise direction, or in a counterclockwise direction, or it appears to open and close. Can you see all three effects? Try. Fascinated? Link to Appel's site and then link to the background he provides. Scroll down until you find a link to background.

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