Human Dignity and World Order

The Holistic Foundations of Global Democracy

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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We must establish our world order on the principles of human dignity if we want a credible future for humanity. This book shows how and why this is so. It investigates the meaning of human dignity in relation to current scholarly work as well as in terms of the depths of our subjective lives from which the concept of dignity arises. It contrasts the concept of dignity with our current world system engulfed in endless wars, immense inequality, systems of economic injustice, and on-going environmental destruction. It shows the relationship between dignity, human rights, and global moral principles and lays out ten fundamental principles for a planetary ethics. The book contrasts the holistic paradigm uncovered by 20th century science with the fragmented paradigm that persists at the heart of the present world system, showing how and why a conversion to holism and dignity is both necessary and possible. Human Dignity and World Order shows that we have not yet fully understood our human existential situation as temporal beings oriented toward the future who possess the largely untapped power of a liberating “utopian imagination.” Through examining our fundamental human condition, it unveils our vast potential for self-transcendence and transformation leading toward a redeemed and credible human future in which we flourish on the Earth within a planetary civilization of freedom, justice, peace, and sustainable prosperity. This book also presents the Constitution for the Federation of Earth as a paradigm or model for practical action toward a credible human future. Altogether, the book constitutes a watershed in human self-understanding, opening possibilities for the future hitherto ignored or misunderstood. Every thoughtful person concerned for our common human future needs to read this book.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-04-05
Mått151 x 228 x 23 mm
Vikt581 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor430
FörlagUniversity Press of America
MedarbetareErvin Laszlo
ISBN9780761874249

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Foreword by Ervin LaszloPrologue: Freedom and the Ethical DimensionChapter 1: Human Dignity: Moral, Legal, and Cultural DimensionsChapter 2: Contemporary Reflections on DignityChapter 3: The Phenomenological Dimensions: Subjectivity, Freedom, and InfinityChapter 4: Theories of Evolutionary and Moral GrowthChapter 5: Our Pathological World SystemChapter 6: The Telos of Globalization toward Unity in Diversity: Completing theParadigmChapter 7: World-System Transformation: Sovereignty, Earth Constitution, and the Dialectic of Conscious EvolutionChapter 8: Creative Moral Laws and Human Chapter 9: Ten Core Values for a Civilizational EthicChapter 10: Power, Justice, and Freedom: Links Between Global Democracy and Human LiberationChapter 11: Utopian Horizon Value Theory: A Transformative Power at the Heart of Human FuturityChapter 12: Planetary Democracy as Our Fundamental PossibilityChapter 13: The Constitution for the Federation of Earth: Nine Defining Principles of Authentic DemocracyEpilogue: “The World’s Base Trembles”Appendix: Constitution for the Federation of EarthWorks CitedIndexAbout the Author

This new book by Prof. G. Martin cannot leave anyone indifferent, because it directly affects each of us. The fragmented world community, divided into opposing blocs and alliances, has come very close to a planetary catastrophe. And this is not only nuclear suicide, but also catastrophic anthropogenic destruction of the biosphere and geosphere. What can and should be done in this regard? It is precisely these existential questions that G. Martin answers in his book. He puts human dignity and universal morality at the forefront, and also asserts the need for global democracy. And this is absolutely correct! This book answers the most important question of our time - what it means to be a human being in a global, closely interdependent world, its value increases many times, both for decision makers at the state and international levels, and for a wide audience.