The Ethical Crises of Civilization: Moral Meltdown Or AdvanceAccording to Lipson, we are at a critical stage in our history. It is clear that there has been a lowering of ethical standards in many sectors of our society. Both promise and peril confront humanity at this time. Along with the ability to annihilate the world, we have acquired the knowledge to improve the quality of life for more people than ever before. The author examines periods in history where similar conditions have existed, seeking to comprehend what is at stake in our present age, and calls for revolution in our ethical practices. Finally, he considers whether the current moral and ethical crisis will be resolved. |
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... earlier . Yet it happened - effectively halting the advance of the Sinic civiliza- tion into central Asia . Islam arose in the Hejaz , on the western side of the Arabian peninsula , in an area not distinguished earlier for its ethical ...
... earlier . Yet it happened - effectively halting the advance of the Sinic civiliza- tion into central Asia . Islam arose in the Hejaz , on the western side of the Arabian peninsula , in an area not distinguished earlier for its ethical ...
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... earlier at the two millennia prior to the twelfth century . During that time , India registered some major achievements , most of which were clustered within two shorter periods - from the sixth to the third century B.C. and from the ...
... earlier at the two millennia prior to the twelfth century . During that time , India registered some major achievements , most of which were clustered within two shorter periods - from the sixth to the third century B.C. and from the ...
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... earlier . For one thing , our information about earlier centuries is always incomplete and is often quite sparse . On many topics it is nonexistent . When we pass judgment therefore on the prior stages of civilization , it can only be ...
... earlier . For one thing , our information about earlier centuries is always incomplete and is often quite sparse . On many topics it is nonexistent . When we pass judgment therefore on the prior stages of civilization , it can only be ...
Contents
ThisWorldly China OtherWorldly India | 15 |
The Split Personality of Western Civilization | 41 |
The Rise and Decline of Civilizations | 71 |
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