Albert Schweitzer's Ethical Vision
A Sourcebook
(Sprache: Englisch)
Albert Schweitzer's leading philosophical idea was "reverence for life": good consists in maintaining and perfecting life, evil in destroying and obstructing life. For Schweitzer, all life is sacred, and ethics deals with human attitudes and behavior toward...
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Albert Schweitzer's leading philosophical idea was "reverence for life": good consists in maintaining and perfecting life, evil in destroying and obstructing life. For Schweitzer, all life is sacred, and ethics deals with human attitudes and behavior toward all living beings. Unlike most other moral philosophers, Schweitzer argues that knowledge of human nature does not lead to any unique moral theory. For that reason, he bases his ethics on much broader foundations,articulated in his philosophy of civilization and philosophy of religion. His central idea is that the material element of our civilization has become far more important than its spiritual counterpart. Even organized religion has put itself in the service of politics and economics, thereby losing
its vitality and moral authority. Schweitzer's ethics of reverence for life, argues Predrag Cicovacki, offers a viable alternative at a time when traditional ethical theories are found inadequate. Collecting fifteen of Schweitzer's most effective essays, this volume serves as a compelling introduction to this remarkable thinker.
Autoren-Porträt von Predrag Cicovacki
Albert Schweitzer, 1875-1965, studierte zuerst Theologie und Philosophie in Straßburg und belegte Vorlesungen in Musiktheorie. 1905 begann er sein Medizinstudium, um seinen Entschluss, als Arzt nach Afrika zu gehen, verwirklichen zu können. 1913 ging er erstmals nach Lambarene, wo er 1965 im Alter von 90 Jahren starb. 1951 wurde er mit dem Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels ausgezeichnet.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Predrag Cicovacki
- 2009, 264 Seiten, Maße: 23,5 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Ed. by Predrag Cicovacki
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0195377885
- ISBN-13: 9780195377880
Sprache:
Englisch
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