A. Schweitzer does not conceive himself as the author of a totally new ethics, but as an ethicist revitalizing the ethical legacy of human kind in order to gain a new impact of the normative idea of humanity as a common asset of world civilizations. Starting from the all-today experience he elaborates his main principle of devotion towards life born from reverence for life as a plausible guideline for any individual person independently of culture and religion. Thus he presents a model of normative ethics that includes the Christian commandment of love as well as the ethical traditions of the different cultures. This is why Schweitzer's contribution to the modern debate about ethics cannot be ignored.

Enthalten in:
Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik; 2004/2 Kommentare, Studien, Berichte, Dokumentationen, Diskussionen, Rezensionen, Bibliographie (2004)

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Serie / Reihe: Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik

Personen: Günzler, Claus

Schlagwörter: Kultur Solidarität Verantwortung Ethik Denken Kulturkritik Schweitzer, Albert Welt