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The Philosophical Conception of a Constitution for the Earth

ŠMAJS, Josef

Basic information

Original name

The Philosophical Conception of a Constitution for the Earth

Authors

ŠMAJS, Josef (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Human Affairs, 2015, 1210-3055

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Country of publisher

Slovakia

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14560/15:00084462

Organization unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/humaff-2015-0028

UT WoS

000212342300008

Keywords in English

Earth; constitution; philosophy; evolutionary ontology; nature; culture
Změněno: 2/5/2016 13:21, Mgr. Daniela Marcollová

Abstract

V originále

For almost fifty years scholars have expressed their concern for the future existence of mankind and proposed ways of securing life in the years to come. Most of the declarations made by these movements do not, however, constitute viable instructions for change: they are rather moral discussion papers, containing much wishful thinking, or a list of flaws people are perceived to commit in their relation to Nature. All noble sentiments and efforts to understand and resolve the current crisis while ignoring the split of the planet into two opposing systems-Culture and Nature-are doomed to failure. The currently prevailing anthropocentric vision of the world is incorrect, not only in its details and in its specific arguments, but also in its deepest underlying principles-in short, in its entirety. That is this draft of a Constitution for the Earth is based on the ontological assumption that human Culture is not a continuation of natural evolution by different means. Culture is an artificial system opposing Nature. If it were set as Nature is in a biophilous, life-reverencing way, then Culture’s self-activity would grow in a desirable way. Culture would respect Nature and both systems would co-operate at a new level.
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