Valid Values

Human dignity questioned and requested

Claudia Mariéle Wulf

• Verlag: LIT Verlag
• Jahr: 2023
• ISBN:
  9783643853875
• Thema: Filosofía
• Thema: Ética y filosofía moral

It is a challenge to talk about values and a provocation to call them "valid". But it is necessary when human dignity is at stake. Freedom, love, truth and life determine and protect this dignity. The highest value is life; when it is threatened, one loses the experience of dignity. Mere autonomy going beyond value-oriented freedom can threaten life, physically and psychologically. If we do not respect our livelihoods, we threaten them. Genuine love of one's neighbour prevents tolerance from turning into populist, intolerant ideologies. Dignity as the standard for our coexistence gives rise to hope. Therefore, this book invites us to think, feel and act responsibly for a life 'in fullness' (John 10: 10).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Cover
• Inhaltsverzeichnis
• PREFACE
• 1 FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY
• 2 THE CENTRAL VALUE: DIGNITY
• 3 KNOWING THE TRUTH: A CHALLENGE
• 4 THE CHALLENGE OF TRUTH IN RESEARCH
• 5 ETHICAL QUESTIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF LIFE
• 6 GIVING MEANING AT THE END OF LIFE – DECISION AND SPEECH IN DYING
• 7 FREE FOR LOVE: THE ETHOS IN THE EROS
• 8 MORE THAN SKIN DEEP
• 9 TRAUMA IN THE CONTEXT OF SEXUAL ABUSE
• 10 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS: THE INTERRELATION OF NATURE AND CULTURE
• 11 TECHNOLOGY AND VIRTUE
• 12 TRUTH AS SOCIAL REALITY
• 13 SOCIAL TRUTH AS A CHALLENGE: CULTURAL IDENTITY AND INTEGRATION
• 14 DIGNITY
• 15 HOPE AND FULFILMENT
• 16 KNOWLEDGE AND MYSTERY
• 17 EMPOWERMENT TOWARDS THINKING, FEELING AND ACTING
• WORD OF THANKS
• REFERENCES