Human Dignity and World Order: The Holistic Foundations of Global Democracy

The book "Human Dignity and World Order" argues that our world order should be based on human dignity to ensure a credible future for humanity. It contrasts the concept of dignity with the current world system and lays out ten fundamental principles for a planetary ethics. It also presents the Constitution for the Federation of Earth as a model for practical action toward a credible human future.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 430 pages
Publication date: 05 April 2024
Publisher: University Press of America

Human Dignity and World Order emphasizes the importance of establishing our world order on the principles of human dignity if we want a credible future for humanity. This book explores the meaning of human dignity in relation to current scholarly work and the depths of our subjective lives. It contrasts the concept of dignity with our current world system, which is engulfed in endless wars, immense inequality, systems of economic injustice, and ongoing environmental destruction. It shows the relationship between dignity, human rights, and global moral principles and lays out ten fundamental principles for a planetary ethics. The book contrasts the holistic paradigm uncovered by 20th century science with the fragmented paradigm that persists at the heart of the present world system, showing how and why a conversion to holism and dignity is both necessary and possible. Human Dignity and World Order unveils our vast potential for self-transcendence and transformation leading toward a redeemed and credible human future in which we flourish on the Earth within a planetary civilization of freedom, justice, peace, and sustainable prosperity. It also presents the Constitution for the Federation of Earth as a paradigm or model for practical action toward a credible human future. Altogether, the book constitutes a watershed in human self-understanding, opening possibilities for the future hitherto ignored or misunderstood. Every thoughtful person concerned for our common human future should read this book.

Weight: 581g
Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780761874249