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159 pages ; 21 cm Nowadays you rarely find a book that deals with personal ethics in the context of philosophy and theology. This book does--and its focus on the effect of the "impersonality" of our world makes it unique. As our society makes us increasingly dependent on other persons, there is a continuing need for a personal morality, and a call for new relationships intermediate to those which are fully personal and those which are "open" and impersonal. But the sense of social responsibility that marks today's theological ethics, our scientific resources for overcoming ignorance and prejudice, and the universal obligations our moral philosophers formulate, point to a coming social morality that will transcend class, racial, cultural and religious barriers Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 149-156) Chapter 1: The moral crisis in our impersonal society -- The older and younger generations today -- Changing student attitudes toward authority -- the criticism that our society is hypocritical -- Central moral issues of our time -- Chapter 2: The individual, society, and morality --Personal integrity in a pluralistic society -- What is morality? -- The limitations of

Author

Charles Eugene Conover

Publisher

The Westminster Press

Published

1967

Language

EN

ISBN

9780664247744

Subjects

Philosophy, Humanities