Candles in the dark : a new spirit for a plural world /
"An international compendium of essays offering ideas for a new approach to international relations and public policy, one imbued with an ethical and spiritually enriched socio-political philosophy that esteems the human spirit and dignity as central values in decision making; seeks links betwe...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester, NH : Seattle, Wash. :
New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College ; University of Washington Press,
©2002.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Message from the Secretary General of the United Nations / Kofi A. Annan
- Foreword / Vaclav Havel
- Introduction / Barbara Sundberg Baudot
- pt. I. The Need for a Political Renaissance
- Ch. 1. Global Ethics in a Plural World / Nitin Desai
- Ch. 2. Secularism, Globalization, and the Role of the State: A Plea for Renewal / Richard Falk
- Ch. 3. Rethinking the "Four Freedoms" for the Global Community / Ruud Lubbers
- Ch. 4. What Can Be Wrong With Growth? / Peter Marris
- pt. II. Perspectives from Religious and Philosophical Traditions
- Ch. 5. Benedictine Spirituality: A Basis for Reevaluating Modern Development Trends / John R. Fortin
- Ch. 6. Confucian Humanism and the Western Enlightenment / Tu Weiming
- Ch. 7. Essence and Continuity of Life in the African Society / Thomas Odhiambo
- Ch. 8. Return of the "Native" / Muhammad Suheyl Umar
- Ch. 9. Unity Between the Values of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty / Tomonobu Imamichi
- pt. III. Insights from Art, Language and Literature
- Ch. 10. Towards Noosphere / Vyacheslav Ivanov
- Ch. 11. Progress: A Tale of Galoshes of Fortune and of a Shoe that Fits / Barbara Sundberg Baudot
- Ch. 12. Philosophical Reflection on the Path of Art / Noriko Hashimoto
- Ch. 13. The Dynamic Now
- A Poet's Counsel / Allison W. Phinney
- pt. IV. Values for a Global Society
- Ch. 14. The Moral Power of the United Nations / Jacques Baudot
- Ch. 15. Development Reflecting Human Values / Robert E. Gamer
- Ch. 16. Language and the Human Spirit / Vigdis Finnbogadottir and Birna Arnbjornsdottir
- Ch. 17. Values and Leadership in Managing High Performance Financial Firms / Roy C. Smith and Ingo Walter
- Ch. 18. Principles in the Practice of Diplomacy: A Personal Experience in International Affairs / Giandomenico Picco
- Ch. 19. Ethics in Diplomacy: Crises of Conscience and Self-Interest / Princeton N. Lyman.