Ian Robert Gibson    Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies    Position   Professor
Date	2023/10/05
Presentation Theme	Epictetus and the Whys and Wherefores of Peace Education
Conference	4 th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research. Theme: Utilizing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) as a Universal Research Agenda on Emerging Global Communities” Zamboanga, Phillippines
Promoters	Universidad de Zamboanga
Conference Type	International
Presentation Type	Speech (Keynote)
Contribution Type	Individual
Invited	Invited
Country	Philippines
Venue	Garden Orchid Hotel, Canelar, Zamboanga City, Philippines
Holding period	2023/10/05～2023/10/07
Publisher and common publisher	Ian Gibson
Details	SDG 16 promotes Peace and Justice processes for which I have chosen the area of Peace Education. Peace Education methodology involves questions of inquiry into how peace can be attained, whether inner peace, as in our individual cognitive beliefs and reasoning, or outer peace in peaceful action in societies and the wider world. It investigates human security, human rights, conflict resolution, gender perspectives and structural violence amongst other areas of concern. I have chosen in my study to focus on the philosopher and ancient teacher Epictetus. I will illustrate how the teachings of Epictetus can be applied to the theory and active practice of peace education and how they are a robust guide to attaining inner and outer peace.