Tag: moral issue

The elder as a Symbol of Moral Authority on the African Continent. Part. 1

I begin with the African phrase/saying according to which “In Africa, when an “eldest” dies, it is a library that burns down” Talking about morals, morality, ethics and wisdom on the African continent is most often synonymous with talking about an older person, an adult or an elderly person. It happens naturally and the younger […]

Disaster ethics and the touching case of Thai boys trapped in a cave

Crisis, tragedies and disasters have very particular characteristics of uncertainty and require different relationships and responsibilities for their response and solution, with extremely difficult decision making. The philosopher Naomi Zack (2009) – one of the main references on disaster ethics – clarifies that there are aspects of these events that go beyond the obvious facts, […]

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