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Author | : Albert Schweitzer |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2014-12-02 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1497675758 |
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Collected here in a single volume are the most important philosophical writings of Albert Schweitzer, one of the greatest thinkers and humanitarians of our time. Carefully chosen from among his many written works, the selections in this anthology illuminate and amplify Dr. Schweitzer’s cardinal principle of belief—a reverence for life. Among the important and revealing works included are “Pilgrimage to Humanity,” which outlines his philosophy of culture, the early influences in his life, and his ideal of world peace; “The Light Within Us,” one of the twentieth century’s most significant and beautiful statements of one man’s faith in his fellow man; and “Reverence for Life,” which states, with great clarity and conviction, the essence of Schweitzer’s wisdom. Because of his legendary fame as a medical missionary, other equally important and outstanding aspects of Schweitzer’s life are not as well known. Readers of this book will realize that Albert Schweitzer was a truly creative thinker, whose concern with the problems of the human spirit and whose methods of expressing this concern have raised him to the stature of one of the world’s foremost philosophers.
Author | : Albert Schweitzer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 349 |
Release | : 1965 |
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Author | : James Brabazon |
Publisher | : Syracuse University Press |
Total Pages | : 596 |
Release | : 2000-09-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780815606758 |
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The second edition of this biography of humanitarian Albert Schweitzer has been updated to include documents discovered since the work was originally written, including the letters between Schweitzer and Helene Bresslau written during the ten years before their marriage. This correspondence tells of a complicated love story and throws a completely new light on Schweitzer's personality and the genesis of his decision to go to Africa. The author's ongoing research has also included more recently released documents from the State Department regarding Schweitzer's battle with the United States Atomic Energy Commission to halt H-bomb tests.
Author | : Jackson Lee Ice |
Publisher | : University Press of America |
Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780819194008 |
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This book explores the deeper meanings and implications of Schweitzer's ethical and theological thought in the context of his life and work as a jungle doctor, philosopher, and musician. It provides a careful study of Schweitzer's deceptively simple ethic of Reverence for Life, debating such questions as: Did Albert Schweitzer believe in God? What did he believe about Jesus? Was Albert Schweitzer a racist? Co-published with the Albert Schweitzer Institute for the Humanities.
Author | : Predrag Cicovacki |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2009-02-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0190452153 |
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The philosophy of Albert Schweitzer has proved widely influential in modern thinking, especially in the field of ethics. His leading ethical idea can be summarized in the phrase "reverence for life" - namely, that good consists in maintaining and perfecting life, and evil consists in destroying and obstructing life. For Schweitzer, all life is sacred. Ethics thus deals with human attitudes and behavior toward all living beings. Unlike many moral philosophers, Schweitzer argues that knowledge of human nature does not provide a sufficient foundation for any adequate moral theory. That is why he bases his ethics on much broader foundations, articulated in his philosophy of civilization and the philosophy of religion. Schweitzer argues that the material aspect of our civilization has become far more important than its spiritual counterpart. Even organized religion has put itself in the service of politics and economy, thereby losing its vitality and moral authority. Schweitzer's ethics of reverence for life, argues Predrag Cicovacki, offers a viable alternative at a time when traditional ethical theories are found inadequate. Schweitzer's robust and un-dogmatic idealism may offer the best antidote to the prevailing relativism and nihilism of the postmodern epoch. His ethical vision directs us toward a new way of building a more just and more peaceful world. Collecting sixteen of Schweitzer's most effective essays, this volume serves as a compelling introduction to this remarkable thinker and humanist.
Author | : Norman Cousins |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2016-03-28 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1786258595 |
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DR. SCHWEITZER OF LAMBARÉNÉ is in the nature of a personal appreciation of one of the towering figures of the twentieth century. Written on the basis of firsthand knowledge and observation, it is an informal, intimate account of Albert Schweitzer at work and in repose. Norman Cousins attempts to convey some idea of the burden Schweitzer has taken upon himself—and why he chose to take it. He also tells of Schweitzer’s deep concern for the natural rights and the safety of the human community on earth. This book also portrays the people around Dr. Schweitzer—the young doctors and nurses at his Hospital—why they came to Lamberéné, the difficulties they face daily in their work, how they respond to the person of Schweitzer. Abounding in remembered detail, in anecdote and description, DR. SCHWEITZER OF LAMBARÉNÉ meets squarely and with intelligent understanding the stubborn legends and partial truths about the man, his work and his thought. Norman Cousins flew to Lambaréné to observe and visit; he remained to probe some of the deepest problems of modern civilization with a man whom many consider the conscience of the age.
Author | : Albert Schweitzer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : |
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Author | : Albert Schweitzer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : Christian ethics |
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"Selections from the writings of the philosopher-theologian-musician-humanitarian. With a chronological summary of Dr. Schweitzer's life, and a biographical introduction"--Book jacket.
Author | : Predrag Cicovacki |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2012-04-26 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1441197524 |
Download The Restoration of Albert Schweitzer's Ethical Vision Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In 1913, Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) left his internationally renowned career as a theologian, philosopher, and organ player to open a hospital in the jungles of Africa. There he developed in theory and practice his ethics of reverence for life. When he published his most important philosophical work, The Philosophy of Civilization, few people were serious about treating animals with dignity and giving any consideration to environmental issues. Schweitzer's urge was heard but not fully appreciated. One hundred years later, we are in a better position to do it. Predrag Cicovacki's book is a call to restore Schweitzer's vision. After critically and systematically discussing the most important aspects of the ethics of reverence for life, Cicovacki argues that the restoration of Schweitzer does not mean the restoration of any particular doctrine. It means summoning enough courage to reverse the deadly course of our civilization. And it also means establishing a way of life that stimulates striving toward what is the best and highest in human beings.
Author | : Albert Schweitzer |
Publisher | : Boston : Beacon Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : Civilization |
ISBN | : |
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