The Restoration Of Albert Schweitzer's Ethical Vision
by Predrag Cicovacki /
2013 / English / PDF
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In 1913, Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) left his internationally
renowned career as a theologian, philosopher, and organ player to
open a hospital in the jungles of Africa. There he developed in
theory and practice his ethics of reverence for life. When he
published his most important philosophical work, The Philosophy
of Civilization, few people were serious about treating animals
with dignity and giving any consideration to environmental
issues. Schweitzer's urge was heard but not fully appreciated.
One hundred years later, we are in a better position to do it.
Predrag Cicovacki's book is a call to restore Schweitzer's
vision. After critically and systematically discussing the most
important aspects of the ethics of reverence for life, Cicovacki
argues that the restoration of Schweitzer does not mean the
restoration of any particular doctrine. It means summoning enough
courage to reverse the deadly course of our civilization. And it
also means establishing a way of life that stimulates striving
toward what is the best and highest in human beings.
In 1913, Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) left his internationally
renowned career as a theologian, philosopher, and organ player to
open a hospital in the jungles of Africa. There he developed in
theory and practice his ethics of reverence for life. When he
published his most important philosophical work, The Philosophy
of Civilization, few people were serious about treating animals
with dignity and giving any consideration to environmental
issues. Schweitzer's urge was heard but not fully appreciated.
One hundred years later, we are in a better position to do it.
Predrag Cicovacki's book is a call to restore Schweitzer's
vision. After critically and systematically discussing the most
important aspects of the ethics of reverence for life, Cicovacki
argues that the restoration of Schweitzer does not mean the
restoration of any particular doctrine. It means summoning enough
courage to reverse the deadly course of our civilization. And it
also means establishing a way of life that stimulates striving
toward what is the best and highest in human beings.
