The Clash of Civilizations and the Common Good: A dialogue with East Asian Religions
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This essay provides a substantive study for the idea of ‘global common good’ by analyzing and critically comparing the social teachings of East Asian religions to Western ethical teachings. By evaluating the ethical norms in Asian religions such as Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, this essay argues that global ethics must offer useful resources for resolving moral nihilism and ethical relativism. It seeks to examine the social teachings of east Asian religions as they relate to global ethics based on the following three arguments: 1) How can we establish a moral common ground for resolving current clashes of civilizations?; 2) Are there religious, universal common values within Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism that are shared by Western society?; 3) If so, are they the exact equivalent to those of the West? These questions are addressed in a study by Jeffrey Stout and the studies of personalist social ethics. This essay concludes that universal common good results from the development of particular kinds of societies and religions and that truth is not found in individuals or authorities but in the community of participants in the perpetual dialogue of world religions.
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This essay provides a substantive study for the idea of ‘global common good’ by analyzing and critically comparing the social teachings of East Asian religions to Western ethical teachings. By evaluating the ethical norms in Asian religions such as Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, this essay argues that global ethics must offer useful resources for resolving moral nihilism and ethical relativism. It seeks to examine the social teachings of east Asian religions as they relate to global ethics based on the following three arguments: 1) How can we establish a moral common ground for resolving current clashes of civilizations?; 2) Are there religious, universal common values within Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism that are shared by Western society?; 3) If so, are they the exact equivalent to those of the West? These questions are addressed in a study by Jeffrey Stout and the studies of personalist social ethics. This essay concludes that universal common good results from the development of particular kinds of societies and religions and that truth is not found in individuals or authorities but in the community of participants in the perpetual dialogue of world religions.
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