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Global Ethic for Global Politics and Economics (Hardcover)
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Global Ethic for Global Politics and Economics (Hardcover)
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Hans Kung's Global Responsiblity, published in 1991, marked an
important new stage in his work. On the one hand it led to his
magisterial books on Judaism and Christianity, and on the other
hand it led to the Declaration toward a Global Ethic, approved by
the Parliament of the World Religions in 1993, and the setting up
of the Global Ethic Foundation of which he is president. This book
marks a further practical step forward. In it Kung enters into a
detailed examination of current ethical issues in politics and
economics in a way which will surprise those who regard him solely
as a theologian. Discussed at every stage of its creation with
experts in politics and economics, his argument shows a quite
remarkable grasp of contemporary issues and has that professional
touch which is so much a hallmark of all that he has written. Can
politics break all the rules, whether in international politics,
domestic questions or in their personal lives? Is power everything,
and do the means justify the end? These are the questions dealt
with in the first part, which offers historical surveys of
Realpolitik and more idealistic attempts at an alternative along
with discussions of the war in former Yugoslavia and the Gulf War.
Is the welfare state doomed? Is the market a law to itself? Does
the future lie with the transnational companies? How much scope is
there fore ethics in a business world which increasingly seems to
be dominated by financial scandals? These are the issues in the
second part. As well as tackling all these difficult questions in
depth, Hans Kung offers his own concrete suggestions for a more
humane social order. His vision will fascinate all those concerned
for a better world, of all religious beliefs or none. Hans Kung was
President of the Global Ethic Foundation in Tuebingen, Germany.
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