Ethics of the 19-20 th centuries

Ethics of the 19-20th centuries
M. Buber (1878-1965)
“The Problems of a Man”, “I and You”
The problem of loneliness of a human in modernity;
Historical approach;
The greatness of Universe and fears of a man;
What Christianity gave to people;

Ethics of the 19-20th centuries
M. Buber:
Historical approach:
Antiquity –Middle ages –modernity: how the place of a man changed?
* Discoveries of Bruno, Galileo, Kepler: for good or for worse?

Ethics of the 19-20th centuries
M. Buber
Christianity: early stages asked the place for a man (Augustine);
Late stage found this place;
The 19-20th cc lost this place again.
A Man of the 20th c. is helpless, homeless and hopeless.

Ethics of the 19-20th centuries
M. Buber
The interpretation of Christian holy cross:
Vertical line and horizontal;
The attitude of a man to the world:
I-It and I-You
The attitude of I-You is the source of human understanding

Ethics of the 19-20th centuries
M. Heidegger (1889-1976)
“Being and Time”
Man-impersonal and I –personal
Man is a crowd, I – individual;
Thinking about death helps to improve your life;
Man is a CONSUMER; I am a CREATOR.

Ethics of the 19-20th centuries
M. Heidegger:
Philosophy, art, religion all these are the ways to change the world;
Other great minds:
K. Jaspers : technology and we: technology becomes a part of evolution. How about a man?

Philosophy of the 20th century: Structuralism and post-structuralism.
M. Foucault: post-structuralism.
“History of Madness”;
“History of Sexuality”;
“Disciplinary Institutions”.
Liberalization of society;
Feminization;
The questions on minorities.