Educação e ética planetária no contexto da globalização

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

RESUMO

It points the concept and perspectives around the theme of Planetary Ethics as relevant for our historical moment. The current planetary life pattern and the present values that govern many societies become responsible for both great tragedies and worldwide crisis. From this understanding, life conditions in the future are threatened due to the absolute capitalist interests and of certain human decisions in the face of technologies and scientific progress. For this reason, main conflicts and ambiguities promoted by globalization are considered responsible for causing and sustaining the social and economical inequality, also weakening the State and contributing for individualism, consumerism and ecological unbalance. These findings emphasize that planetary ethics should permeate both ethics and education. Today, human being should be responsible for the conditions of life in the future and overcoming the risks that threaten life. Therefore planetary ethics agrees with a sustainable planetary habitat, i.e., based on principles that result in actions directed to the welfare and personal, social, environmental and worldwide development. It is the ethics of solidarity, of complementarity and appreciation of the Earth. Education can offer effective contributions from the referentials and principles highlited by the planetary ethics. It can provide instruction and formation that meets citizenship, democracy and human emancipation as well as encouraging actions and habits related to respect, justice, dignity and hospitality towards the other and the environment. For this, the planetary ethics suggests the notion of a new cosmology, planetary consciousness and citizenship, human development and education for quality of life.

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educação - filosofia Ética planetária - educação ambiental educação - Ética - globalização education philosophy planetary ethics education ethics

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