This study reflects on Arthur Cecil Pigou’s role in public debate during the initial phase of the First World War over whether Britain should negotiate a peace treaty with Germany. Its main goal is to provide evidence that the “Cambridge Professor” framed his approach to this highly controversial issue from theoretical propositions on trade, industrial peace, and welfare that he had developed in previous works. After reviewing his contributions on these subjects, Pigou’s letter to The Nation in early 1915, suggesting an open move by the Allies towards an honorable peace with Germany, is presented along with his more elaborate thoughts on this same theme put down in a private manuscript. The negative reactions to Pigou’s letter are then scrutinized, particularly the fierce editorial published by The Morning Post. A subsequent version of Pigou’s plea for peace, delivered in his London speech late in 1915, is detailed, listing the essential conditions for a successful conclusion of the conflict. To come full circle, the paper recapitulates Pigou’s postwar considerations on diplomacy, free trade, and colonialism. The concluding remarks bring together the theoretical and applied branches of Pigou’s thoughts on war and peace.

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战争与和平：第一次世界大战期间作为公共知识分子的亚瑟·塞西尔·皮古

这项研究反映了亚瑟·塞西尔·庇古在第一次世界大战初期关于英国是否应该与德国谈判和平条约的公开辩论中所扮演的角色。其主要目标是提供证据，证明“剑桥教授”从他在之前的著作中发展起来的关于贸易、工业和平和福利的理论命题中构建了他对这个极具争议的问题的方法。在回顾了他在这些主题上的贡献之后，庇古在 1915 年初给《国家报》的信中提出了盟军向与德国实现光荣和平的公开行动，并附上了他对同一主题的更详细的想法，并在一份私人手稿中提出。然后审查对庇古信的负面反应，特别是《晨报》发表的激烈社论。庇古在 1915 年末的伦敦演讲中提出的和平请求的后续版本很详细，列出了成功结束冲突的基本条件。回到原点，这篇论文重述了庇古对外交、自由贸易和殖民主义的战后思考。结语汇集了庇古战争与和平思想的理论分支和应用分支。