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Albert Schweitzer's Ethical Vision: A Sourcebook


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The philosophy of Albert Schweitzer has proved widely influential in modern thinking, especially in the field of ethics. His leading ethical idea can be summarized in the phrase "reverence for life" - namely, that good consists in maintaining and perfecting life, and evil consists in destroying and obstructing life. For Schweitzer, all life is sacred. Ethics thus deals with human attitudes and behavior toward all living beings.Unlike many moral philosophers, Schweitzer argues that knowledge of human nature does not provide a sufficient foundation for any adequate moral theory. That is why he bases his ethics on much broader foundations, articulated in his philosophy of civilization and the philosophy of religion. Schweitzer argues that the material aspect of our civilization has become far more important than its spiritual counterpart. Even organized religion has put itself in the service of politics and economy, thereby losing its vitality and moral authority.Schweitzer's ethics of reverence for life, argues Predrag Cicovacki, offers a viable alternative at a time when traditional ethical theories are found inadequate. Schweitzer's robust and un-dogmatic idealism may offer the best antidote to the prevailing relativism and nihilism of the postmodern epoch. His ethical vision directs us toward a new way of building a more just and more peaceful world. Collecting sixteen of Schweitzer's most effective essays, this volume serves as a compelling introduction to this remarkable thinker and humanist.

Table of Contents:
Introduction PART I - A Foundation of the Ethics of Reverence for Life: A Philosophy of Religion and Philosophy of Civilization 1: Western and Indian Thought 2: The Historical Jesus 3: The Kingdom of God 4: Religion in Modern Civilization 5: The Decay of Civilization PART II - The Ethics of Reverence for Life 6: Civilization and Ethics 7: The Optimistic World-View in Kant 8: Schopenhauer and Nietzsche's Quest for Elementary Ethics 11: The Problem of Ethics in the Evoution of Human Thought PART III - "My Life is My Argument." The Application of the Ethics of Reverence for Life 12: Bach and the Aesthetics 13: Goethe the Philosopher 14: Gandhi and the Force of Nonviolence 15: The Problem of Peace in the World of Today 16: My Life is My Argument Chronology Bibliography

About the Author :
Predrag Cicovacki is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Peace Studies at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. He is author of Dostoevsky and the Affirmation of Life and Between Truth and Illusion: Kant at the Crossroads of Modernity.

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"In his lifetime Albert Schweitzer was admired throughout the world as a paragon of moral excellence. President John F. Kennedy called him 'one of the transcendent moral influences of our century.' Rachel Carson dedicated Silent Spring to Dr. Schweitzer, launching the modern environmental movement -- she called Schweitzer 'the one truly great individual our modern times have produced.' By bringing together in one volume so many of Schweitzer's most important writings on ethics, introduced by his own superb summary and assessment of Schweitzer's philosophy of reverence for life, Predrag Cicovacki has made a major contribution to the exciting global re-awakening of interest in Schweitzer that is now underway." --Lachlan Forrow, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and President of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship "Albert Schweitzer's Ethical Vision is a valuable and wide-ranging collection of readings from Albert Schweitzer, the philosopher, theologian, musician, and medical doctor who argued for the ethic of reverence for life and tried to make his life his argument. This sourcebook is highly recommended for all those who wish to address ethical issues in the world today and who seek, like Schweitzer, to advance the cause of humanity." --Marvin Meyer, Director of the Chapman University Albert Schweitzer Institute


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  • ISBN-13: 9780195377897
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 264
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 408 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0195377893
  • Publisher Date: 19 Feb 2009
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Sourcebook
  • Width: 155 mm


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