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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Baudot, Barbara Sundberg
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: 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.