Planetary responsibilities : an ethics of timing / Otto Kroesen ; edited by Frances Huessy ; foreword by Wayne Cristaudo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kroesen, Jan Otto, 1955-

Contributor:

Huessy, Frances.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Responsibility.

Physical Description:

xiv, 212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

Differences should not be erased; instead, they should be coordinated by timely alternation. By listening to the times we are in and to each other, we create a common standard of understanding for the way forward. The heritage of Western (and perhaps Christian) modernity can be coordinated with older layers of culture and management from the East and the South to make planetary biographies. For instance, once the planets in the sky were constantly on the move in always-surprising windings. Now, human individuals have to find their way by making creative use of the existing value repertoire of many traditions. Such a type of intercultural management contributes to the re-creation of the planet. In the process, people find their personal destination in a unique planetary biography. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Four Types of Responsibility 1

2 Four Directions in Ethics 25

3 Rationality, Communication, and Technology 43

4 Multiformity of Man 70

5 The Rhythm of Time: History and Generations 106

6 Fundamental Experiences, Human Qualities, and Cultures 128

7 Western Qualities 153

8 The Christian Way of Dealing with Time 182.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212).

ISBN:

162564518X

9781625645180

OCLC:

880462516

Publisher Number:

99959309246