What role do our worldviews, i.e. our understanding of nature/science, the individual, society, the divine etc., take in shaping our moral philosophy or ethics? In fact what is the difference between morality and ethics itself? Furthermore, what is the nature of ethics within a religious framework? How does a particular theology condition a morality? Here in the following space we will explore these issues and more via turning to the ancient Greeks.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
A Philosopher President?
Thought this was an interesting article considering our last dicussion on philosopher kings...
Lately I've been hearing a lot about Reinhold Niebuhr. He's one of President Obama's favorite philosophers, a very devout theologian, apparently the original author of the “Serenity Prayer" and an ex-Socialist. He was also one of the original founders for what would evolve to be the Americans for Democratic Action organization.
"Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary."
“Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems."
Here’s just some brief info on the man. It seems like a strange match for him to be the President’s “favorite philosopher” but he’s actually quite similar. He has a strong belief in militarily interventionism and internationalist policy.
Lately I've been hearing a lot about Reinhold Niebuhr. He's one of President Obama's favorite philosophers, a very devout theologian, apparently the original author of the “Serenity Prayer" and an ex-Socialist. He was also one of the original founders for what would evolve to be the Americans for Democratic Action organization.
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“Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems."
Here’s just some brief info on the man. It seems like a strange match for him to be the President’s “favorite philosopher” but he’s actually quite similar. He has a strong belief in militarily interventionism and internationalist policy.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1268/reinhold-neihbuhr-obama-favorite-theologian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_XACwPeu04