COMPARATIVE ETHICS,IDEOLOGIES, AND CRITICAL THOUGHT1 |
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Authors: | Roderick Hindery |
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Affiliation: | 21604 North 160th Drive Sun City West, AZ 85375 sheilrod@asu.edu |
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Abstract: | After the publication of my book and various articles about comparative religious ethics, obstacles in the field's further development seemed to mount as swiftly as practical issues seemed to trumpet the need for global ethics more loudly. Driven by impatience, I wondered if I were fiddling in unending discussion while the planet burned. As others persevered and evolved productively in addressing developmental issues in the field directly, I began to work through the lens of a less direct, but complementary, perspective: ideologies and critical thought. The following essay seeks to connect my parallel approach to ongoing obstacles and solutions within the prolific development of comparative religious ethics, especially its urgent pursuit of common moral grounds sufficient to support peaceful coexistence and living. |
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Keywords: | comparative religious ethics critical thought fundamentalism ideologies indoctrination propaganda relativism self‐deception |
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