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Restoration of Albert Schweitzer's Ethical Vision.
In 1913, Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) left his internationally renowned career as a theologian, philosopher, and organ player to open a hospital in the jungles of Africa. There he developed in theory and practice his ethics of reverence for life. When he published his most important philosophical w...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Continuum International Pub.,
2012.
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| Colección: | Ecclesiological investigations.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; 2.1 Outlook on the Universe and Outlook on Life; 2.2 Rationality and Mysticism: The Horizon of Mystery; 2.3 Nature, Culture, and Ethics; Prelude; PART I OUR AGE OF IRREVERENCE; Chapter 1 The Decay of Culture; 1.1 Civilization or Culture?; 1.2 Culture and Religion; 1.3 Religion and Philosophy; 1.4 "How Philosophy Is Responsible for the Collapse of Culture"; Chapter 2 The Living Book of Nature; PART II THE ETHICS OF REVERENCE; Chapter 3 From Will to Live to Reverence for Life; 3.1 Will to Live.
- 3.2 Ethics of Self-Perfecting and Ethics of Devotion3.3 Reverence for Life; Chapter 4 Reverence for Life as a Moral Principle; 4.1 Universal Application of Reverence for Life; 4.2 Reverence for Life versus Killing; 4.3 A Moral Principle or the Moral Principle?; 4.4 Reverence for Life and Christianity; Chapter 5 Reverence for Life as an Ethical Vision; 5.1 Is There Nothing Sacred in This World?; 5.2 Value of Life; 5.3 Developing a Theory of Value; 5.4 Developing Schweitzer's Ethical Vision; 5.5 Assessing Schweitzer's Ethical Vision; PART III REVERENCE AS A WAY OF LIFE.
- Chapter 6 Restoring Ethical Personality6.1 Two Visions of Human Nature; 6.2 Ethical Personality; 6.3 Ethical Responsibility; 6.4 Ethical Energy; 6.5 Reluctance to Become an Ethical Personality; Chapter 7 Restoring Ethical Community; 7.1 Brotherhood of All Who Bear the Mark of Pain; 7.2 World Community; 7.3 Kingdom of God; Chapter 8 Ethical Religion of Love; 8.1 Wisdom of Love; 8.2 Reverence as an Art of Living; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.