The Code for Global Ethics
, by TREMBLAY, RODRIGUEKURTZ, PAUL- ISBN: 9781616141721 | 1616141727
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 4/27/2010
This forward-looking, optimistic, and eminently reasonable discussion of humanist ideals makes an important contribution to laying the foundations for a just and peaceable global community.
Acknowledgments | p. 15 |
Preface: Toward a New Planetary Humanism | p. 17 |
Introduction: The Ethical Infrastructure of Every Society | p. 23 |
Dignity and Equality | p. 33 |
Humanist Morality | p. 34 |
The Humanist Principle of Equality between Men and Women | p. 36 |
Religions and Slavery | p. 38 |
A Source of Conflicts: Imaginary Gods Who Take Sides | p. 40 |
Respect Life and Property | p. 45 |
The Most Important Property Is Life | p. 46 |
Rationalism, Cooperation, and Property | p. 47 |
Public and Private Property | p. 48 |
Property, Economic Efficiency, Liberty and Social Justice | p. 50 |
Ownership Rights and the Human Genome | p. 54 |
The Environment and Property Rights | p. 55 |
The Right to Die with Dignity | p. 56 |
The Issue of Abortion | p. 58 |
Humanism and Ten Contemporary Moral Dilemmas | p. 59 |
Tolerance: The Empathy Principle | p. 65 |
The Empathy Principle | p. 66 |
Tolerance in Open and Democratic Societies | p. 67 |
Tolerance and the Rule of Law | p. 69 |
Sharing | p. 71 |
Why Private Charity Is Not Enough | p. 73 |
In Pursuit of the Greatest Social Good | p. 74 |
The Rise of Western Civilization | p. 75 |
International Solidarity and Sharing | p. 76 |
No Domination, No Exploitation | p. 79 |
The Economic Exploitation of Workers | p. 80 |
Sexual Exploitation | p. 81 |
Financial Exploitation and Human Gullibility in Religious Matters | p. 82 |
No Superstition | p. 85 |
The Economics and Sociology of Religious Organizations | p. 87 |
Homo moralis versus Homo economicus | p. 88 |
The Religious Market for Certainties and Superstitions | p. 89 |
Organized Religions as Social and Political Support Networks | p. 91 |
Fear and Credulity | p. 96 |
Real versus Imaginary Worlds | p. 100 |
Religious Thinking, Reason, and Rationality | p. 102 |
Monism and Dualism: The Mind-Body Split | p. 107 |
Neuroscience and the Explanation of Spirituality and Religion | p. 108 |
Science and the Scientific Method | p. 109 |
Religious Beliefs and Superstitions Surrounding Natural and Random Events | p. 113 |
Science, Religions, and Ethics | p. 116 |
The Separation of Church and State | p. 117 |
Humanist Rites of Passage | p. 118 |
Conservation | p. 119 |
The Environment and Humanist Values | p. 121 |
The Catastrophes That We Cause and Those beyond Our Control | p. 123 |
The Paradox of Pollution and Climate Change | p. 124 |
The Need to First Control Population Growth | p. 128 |
Humans in the Natural Environment | p. 128 |
Creationism and Evolution | p. 131 |
Violence, War, and Peace | p. 135 |
Fundamentalist Religions and Moral Judgement | p. 139 |
Religious Morality, War, and Fear | p. 140 |
Intergroup and International Violence | p. 143 |
Criminals in Power and Military Murders | p. 145 |
Public Morality and the Just War Tradition | p. 147 |
Religious Terrorism | p. 152 |
Islam and Violence | p. 153 |
Islam and Scientific Progress | p. 156 |
The Rejection of Warmongering Violence and the Introduction of the Rule of Law | p. 158 |
Free Will and Human Morality | p. 160 |
Democracy | p. 163 |
The Erroneous Concept of Society as an Organism | p. 166 |
The Error of Anarchism | p. 167 |
Theocratic Totalitarianism as the Enemy of Democracy | p. 169 |
Religion and the Threat to Democracy | p. 172 |
Religion and Democracy | p. 174 |
The Five Main Dangers to Democracy | p. 176 |
Median Income versus Average Income and the Sense of Progress | p. 176 |
Debt, Under-Funded Public Expenditures, and Inflation | p. 177 |
Sociopaths or Psychopaths in Power | p. 178 |
The Curse of State-Sponsored Propaganda | p. 179 |
The Concentration of Media Ownership and Campaign Financing | p. 182 |
The Right to Political Opposition and to Change the Government | p. 183 |
The Importance of Economic and Social Progress | p. 184 |
A Well-Functioning Economic System | p. 185 |
Avoiding Excessive Concentration of Wealth and Income | p. 187 |
The Attitude of Religions toward Poverty and Economic Stagnation | p. 188 |
Religions and Economic Progress | p. 190 |
Education | p. 193 |
An Instrument of Liberty, Progress, and Prosperity | p. 194 |
The Importance and Future of the Internet | p. 195 |
Religions versus Knowledge | p. 196 |
Conclusion | p. 198 |
Morality in Everday Life | p. 199 |
Humanistic Behavior and Its Consequences | p. 202 |
Freely Accepted Morality, Freeloaders, and Cheaters | p. 203 |
Conclusion: For a Better and More Moral Future | p. 205 |
Annex: Comparative Moral Commandments | p. 210 |
Notes | p. 213 |
Appendix: Main Humanist and Ethical Organizations | p. 249 |
Books Cited or Recommended | p. 253 |
Index | p. 285 |
About the Author | p. 299 |
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