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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... living standard- below which nobody should fall for reasons of economic or social disadvantage . Consequently , a country's success or failure in bring- ing its civilization to a higher ethical plateau could be tested by the number who ...
... living standard- below which nobody should fall for reasons of economic or social disadvantage . Consequently , a country's success or failure in bring- ing its civilization to a higher ethical plateau could be tested by the number who ...
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... living in condi- tions that would be envied by the poor of Haiti or Bangladesh . The first annual report of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities offered this estimate of the world's poor in the mid- 1970s : 500 million were ...
... living in condi- tions that would be envied by the poor of Haiti or Bangladesh . The first annual report of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities offered this estimate of the world's poor in the mid- 1970s : 500 million were ...
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... living standards of the poor , to transform the traditional village culture , and to make the distribution of wealth less glaringly unequal ? Can one escape the conclusion that , at least in the first half of the twenty - first century ...
... living standards of the poor , to transform the traditional village culture , and to make the distribution of wealth less glaringly unequal ? Can one escape the conclusion that , at least in the first half of the twenty - first century ...
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ThisWorldly China OtherWorldly India | 15 |
The Split Personality of Western Civilization | 41 |
The Rise and Decline of Civilizations | 71 |
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