die globale Zivilgesellschaft mitgestalten!
Vom 2.-3.Juli findet die Jahrestagung des Instituts für Sozialstrategie in Hannover statt, als Gemeinschaftsveranstaltung mit dem Forschungsinstitut für Philosophie in Hannover und dem Weltethos-Institut.
„The Inclusivity Index for the Global Civic Society” strives for a world in balance and human dignity that integrates the Global South and wants to avoid the current “asymmetries in power” (see Working Paper). Therefore, in my first approach to solve this task, I was addressing the problem of “cultural bias” and the things in life that are difficult to measure, especially the aspect of “Care Ethics” (Carol Gilligan) and “Mechanical and Organic Solidarity” (Emile Durkheim, Ferdinand Tönnies) that is not integrated in the indexes yet. In this second approach, I want to deepen the understanding why those two aspects Gilligan and Durkheim addressed and could be summarized, as “interpersonal emotional care” are essential for balanced societies and intercultural peace.
Das Buch von Toni Andreß ist eine Einladung zum Dialog. In vielen Punkten ist die Argumentation schlüssig. Da in unseren nationalen und internationalen Gremien sehr handfeste Interessen eine große Rolle spielen, ist einer der Gründe für fehlende Umsetzung und massive Widerstände gegenüber Maßnahmen, die einen sehr weitgehenden Konsens finden und verdienen. Ich wünsche dem Buch viele Leserinnen und Leser, aber auch viele Folgediskussionen.
“Global Ethic” does not mean that people have to change their religion. They should follow their own path of religious belongings and world-view convictions but they should unite in recognizing common human principles. It is easy to understand that here we do have the idea of a universal reach which is accessible to all world-views and religions. As a matter of fact, 6000 delegates from a huge variety of religions during the Plenary Assembly of the Parliament of World’s Religions in Chicago in 1993 adopted a “Global Ethics Declaration” which contains two principles and five basic ethical values.
