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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Moral Meltdown Or Advance Leslie Lipson. 3 The Split Personality of Western Civilization Among the major civilizations , the Western is unique . We are a bonding of incompatibles , a ... Western Civilization Origins of Western Civilization.
Moral Meltdown Or Advance Leslie Lipson. 3 The Split Personality of Western Civilization Among the major civilizations , the Western is unique . We are a bonding of incompatibles , a ... Western Civilization Origins of Western Civilization.
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... western Europe of this merger of clerical power with the traditions of imperial Rome were most evident in the sphere of values . From the Dark Ages until the Renaissance , a period of almost a millennium ... Western Civilization 59.
... western Europe of this merger of clerical power with the traditions of imperial Rome were most evident in the sphere of values . From the Dark Ages until the Renaissance , a period of almost a millennium ... Western Civilization 59.
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... Western civilization had arrived at its second great turning point . Return to Humanism No transformation in history was ever more dramatic than that which the West ... West The Split Personality of Western Civilization 63 Return to Humanism.
... Western civilization had arrived at its second great turning point . Return to Humanism No transformation in history was ever more dramatic than that which the West ... West The Split Personality of Western Civilization 63 Return to Humanism.
Contents
The Primacy of Ethical Values | 9 |
ThisWorldly China OtherWorldly India | 15 |
The Split Personality of Western Civilization | 41 |
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