Weltethos und die europische Zivilreligion

The crucial realization at the present stage of globalization is that the belief of (Western) philosophers, from Hegel through Marx and Nietzsche to Heidegger, in the inevitable coincidence of Western civilization with Western culture, in technological advancement being grounded solely in Christian-Enlightenment values, simply doesn't hold water. As the example of the challenging rise of China clearly shows, technological development and economic prosperity can also draw its impetus from non-Western cultures and their respective religions 0RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT2viz.1RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT20RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT2 - ethical systems such as Taoism and Confucianism. It is from this insight that the global awareness of the necessity of a minimal, yet common coexisting denominator at large stems from, if we are to avoid the final catastrophe and ultimate apocalypse. It is crucial that the collection of common values consists of original values of world ethos (holiness of life, sacredness of the dead, human dignity and Golden Rule), with the values of divergence appearing to be of lesser, yet always considerable importance. (edited)1RW1S34RfeSDcfkexd09rT2