Children in War

Another philosopher that we discussed was Burroughs. Burroughs was very interested in the concept of power. He said that power is the capacity to conduct or resist aggression. By this definition even those who are being oppressed in a situation are holding some power. If they are acting based on the principles of non-violence and not acting violently regardless of how much aggression they are facing this means that they are resisting aggression. Burroughs would say that this aspect gives them power. This only supports the claims that say that non-violence is a tool of the strong rather than something that is resorted to by the weak in a desperate time. Burroughs also says that security means to meet basic human needs . That if those who are in the situation do not have their needs met the situation is not secure. This is I find interesting because most people do not define security based on the principles of human needs rather on the needs of the state. I agree with Burroughs that security should be centered around those who are actually engaged in the conflict.