Rat i mir – kroz filozofiju Ksenije Atanasijević
WAR AND PEACE - IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF KSENIJA ATANASIJEVIĆ

Author(s): Svetlana Janković
Subject(s): History, Philosophy, Military history
Published by: Институт друштвених наука
Keywords: pacifism; voice of reason; human dignity; human inequality; contemporary concept of human security
Summary/Abstract: The text indicates that Ksenija Atanasijević uncompromisingly popularized, advocated for and theoretically explained the pacifist doctrine. It contains the analysis of the three pillars of Ksenija Atanasijević’s pacifism, the international context of the global tensions present between the two world wars, with the clear hints of the oncoming global conflict. despite the efforts of the women of the Little Entente to avert disaster; her religious commitment to the spiritual work of the founders of the great religions, especially Christianity; and feminism, which, through the advancement of women, is also vigorously striving for the advancement of all humanity, since the starting point of feminism is the abolition of violently imposed differences and inequalities between human beings as the basis of human conflicts. To assess the value and importance of her pacifist commitment in the contemporary context, it is necessary to emphasize her pointing out the value of respect for a man and his dignity, as well as her commitment to equal participation of women in decision-making. She considered the philosophy of pacifism a necessary and expected consequence of aversion to evil. It is emphasized here that the pacifism she represented did not imply passivity and indifference, since the state of a lasting peace is not attained by mere verbal protest, but by fearless, uncompromising action. The author concludes that the current perceptions of security, increasingly departing from the level of an individual human being as the fundamental, to be subsequently implemented in the international context, are in fact continuation of Ksenija Atanasijević’s philosophy of pacifism. Although at the time of its inception, this philosophy could not gain wider affirmation and practical application, first of all, because women, as protagonists, did not participate in decision- making at the time, and especially not on issues of war and peace, the situation today is different, and such opportunities are opening up for women. By continuing on the philosophical, feminist and pacifist heritage of Ksenija Atanasijević, we can realize both her and our contemporary visions of a safer, more egalitarian and peaceful world.

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