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Ethics without Morality, Morality without Ethics—Politics, Identity, Responsibility in Our Contemporary World
Department of History, Society and Human Studies, Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy
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Open Journal of Philosophy·Volume 03 (2013)·Pages 366–371·Published 30 July 2013·DOI10.4236/ojpp.2013.33055
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Abstract
Ethics without morality and morality without ethics are the characteristics of two distinct eras: modernity and post-modernity. The duty to obey the law is an ethical act, but not always moral. Morality in fact is something more: a principle of responsibility and an index of humanity. This paper aims to explain the historical relationship between morality, ethics and politics up to the present day. The erosion of the nation-state, global capitalism, bio-economy leads us to rethink the meaning of ethics, morality and politics. A utilitarian ethics and a necessary morality may be the new frontiers of our contemporary world.
KeywordsPoliticsEthicsMoralityFreedomGlobal SocietyBio-EconomyNation-StateGlobalization
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