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Reverence for Life: Albert Schweitzer's Great Contribution to Ethical Thought. Oxford University Press US. ISBN 978-0-19-532955-1. Albert Schweitzer (1961). The Decay and the Restoration of Civilization. Unwin Books. Albert Schweitzer (1966). The Teaching of Reverence for Life. Peter Owen Limited. James Brabazon (2000). Albert Schweitzer, A ...
Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer OM (German: [ˈalbɛʁt ˈʃvaɪtsɐ] ⓘ; 14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was a German and French polymath from Alsace.He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician.
The Quest of the Historical Jesus (German: Von Reimarus zu Wrede: eine Geschichte der Leben-Jesu-Forschung, literally "From Reimarus to Wrede: a History of Life-of-Jesus Research") is a 1906 work of Biblical historical criticism written by Albert Schweitzer during the previous year, before he began to study for a medical degree.
[1] [33] Albert Schweitzer wrote in The Quest of the Historical Jesus (1906; 1910) that Strauss's arguments "filled in the death-certificates of a whole series of explanations which, at first sight, have all the air of being alive, but are not really so". He added that there are two broad periods of academic research in the quest for the ...
Albert Schweitzer most commonly refers to the German-French theologian and philosopher (1875–1965). Albert Schweitzer may also refer to: Albert Schweitzer (artist), American artist (1921–2023) Albert Schweitzer (film), 1957 film about the theologian; Albert Schweitzer (train), train named after the theologian
Albert Schweitzer's "reverence for life" principle was a precursor of modern biocentric ethics. [5] In contrast with traditional ethics, the ethics of "reverence for life" denies any distinction between "high and low" or "valuable and less valuable" life forms, dismissing such categorization as arbitrary and subjective. [5]
Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior". The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns matters of value, and thus comprises the branch of philosophy called axiology.
The clash of civilizations according to Huntington (1996) The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order [18] Huntington divided the world into the "major civilizations" in his thesis as such: [19] [2] Western civilization, comprising the United States and Canada, Western and Central Europe, most of the Philippines, Australia, and ...