The Code for Global Ethics

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ISBN: 9781616141721 | 1616141727
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 4/27/2010

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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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