The Ethics of Modernization as a Price--Frontier Issues in the Study of Applied Ethics (Frontiers of the Century)

Author: (German) Heidegger, translated by Deng Anqing, Zhu Gengsheng
Publisher:
Publishing Date: 2005-10-01
Features:
Alois Heidegger is a renowned German philosopher and currently a professor of philosophy at the University of Tübingen, Germany, as well as the editor-in-chief of the German journal Philosophical Studies. Morality as the Price of Modernization is one of Heidegger's most important works. In the face of major ethical issues in the current world, such as scientific ethics, technological ethics, environmental ethics, and global ethics, Heidegger presents his unique insights. As the structure of scientific behavior changes, discussing the ethical issues of science and technology has become an urgent and fundamental task in the world today. The author disagrees with certain modern theories that condemn and criticize science. He believes that our modernization and civilization are shaped by science and technology, and that the technology itself of modernization is not inherently wrong but only has the potential to make mistakes. It increasingly evokes a moral need. In the book, the author questions liberal moral theory and proposes that humanistic care should replace freedom, which is highly insightful. What is particularly important is that the author provides a prudent rational analysis of ethical issues in globalization. As an ethics book, it is forward-looking and holds certain guiding significance for academic circles in China.