Abstract

ECHAVARRIA YEPES, Saúl Horacio. The impossible peace. Saint Augustine as antecedent to Political Realism. Co-herencia [online]. 2008, vol.5, n.9, pp.191-205. ISSN 1794-5887.

The papers main purpose is to expose the struggle between peace and war concepts in St. Augustine political work. The purpose will be to revise the psychological basements of St. Augustine Political Thought. Second, to expose the political consequences of his thought and, finally, to deal with analogical character which the saint gives to the peace concept in order to be used in political stage as an ideal of political order. Both introduction and conclusion will deal with the question of Saint Augustine inscription as theoretical antecedent of political realism.

Keywords : Augustine of Hippo; International Relationships; Peace; War; Political realism; International politics.

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