Seeking universal ethics

Author: Center for the Study of East-West Cultural Development
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Publish Date: 2001-03-01
Features: With profound expertise in the study of ethics in both China and the West, the author systematically introduces:
1. The concept of universal ethics, its construction background and conditions of possibility, its fundamental definitions, theoretical dimensions, and thematic structure, as well as the basic theoretical commitments of universal ethics;
2. The diverse backgrounds of moral culture from three perspectives: belief ethics, normative ethics, and virtue ethics;
3. Discusses how traditional Chinese ethics can serve as a resource for universal ethics;
4. Elaborates on the basic ideological system for establishing universal ethics—the very modern morality itself—moral human rights, ethical justice, and freedom, equality, tolerance;
5. The connection between universal ethics and modern education—the modern education system directly influences the formation and development of humanity's universal ethical concepts. Based on credible historical records and prior research, the author fully demonstrates originality, making this a highly academic monograph.