Ethik zwischen Universalisierbarkeit und Lebensnähe: Zeitimplikate in den Referenzbegriffen der Ethikdefinition
What is the relevance of time for ethics? Definitions of ethics often identify ethics as a theory of (or category of reflection on) life, action, or morality. According to a widespread view, ethical reflection can be validated through the principle of universalibility implying, inter alia, that ethi...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | German |
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De Gruyter
[2019]
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Evangelische Theologie
Year: 2019, Volume: 79, Issue: 3, Pages: 210-222 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ethics
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RelBib Classification: | NCA Ethics |
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Summary: | What is the relevance of time for ethics? Definitions of ethics often identify ethics as a theory of (or category of reflection on) life, action, or morality. According to a widespread view, ethical reflection can be validated through the principle of universalibility implying, inter alia, that ethical judgment must be valid in a timeless manner to guarantee supra-individual justice. Yet to view life, action, or morality in an atemporal manner means to abstract from their temporally concrete form. This allows a supratemporal comparability of issues but at the same time removes them from their embedding in specific contexts of life. Hence this process of abstraction could be a reason for ethics not offering orientation and directions for life and action to the extent that it claims to do. |
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ISSN: | 2198-0470 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Evangelische Theologie
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.14315/evth-2019-790307 DOI: 10.15496/publikation-79274 HDL: 10900/137923 |