PITFALLS AND PROMISES FOR A GLOBAL ETHICS

Authors

  • Paul F. Knitter Xavier University,USA

Keywords:

Pitfalls, Dangers of Domination, Hermeneutical Privilege

Abstract

With somany others, Iam in deep, appreciative, and enthusiastic support of the proposals and search for a global ethic that Hans Kung and LeonardS widler have been advancing over the past years.
(Kung,1991;Swidler,1992)The"DeclarationofaGlobalEthic" that was approved by 250religious leader sa tthe World Parliament of Religions"in Chicagoon Sept.4,1993 Kung1993)represents. goal that all peoples and all religions must resolutely move toward if they are to exercise"global responsibility"in resolving the crises that face our planet as it enters the twenty-firstCentury.

References

Paul Kennedy. Preparing for the Twenty-First Century. New York: Random House, 1993.

Foucault, "Le souci de la verite," Magazine Litteraire •.May 1984, P. 1.8.

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Published

1994-08-29

How to Cite

Paul F. Knitter. (1994). PITFALLS AND PROMISES FOR A GLOBAL ETHICS. Journal of Dharma, 19(3), 248–259. Retrieved from https://dvkjournals.in/index.php/jd/article/view/1085

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (1994): Journal of Dharma

Section

Articles