Perspectivas de la etica civil. Valores democraticos y virtudes civicas

• Authors: Urbano Ferrer

Title variants

EN

The Perspectives of Civil Ethics. Democratic Values and Civic Virtues

• Languages of publication: ES

Abstracts

EN

The paper starts with focusing on three forms in which ‘Civil Ethics’ can be considered, accord-ing to whether we approach it from the minimum Ethics common to the citizens, or universal rights, or the ethical backbone of civil society. Subsequently, the paper examines historical rea-sons that account for the imposition of the above mentioned. Which would there be the most suitable one? If civil freedom and equality are to be ethical and metaphysical mainstays of democ-ratic values, the article shows the weakness of the first two approaches. As the third one is con-cerned, it seems to be fruitful insofar as democratic values are accompanied by civic virtues, which are the only ones that can make them effective. The article is concluded with an analysis of the virtues of responsibility, strength, and prudence with the particular connotation that they have in the realm of public life.

Keywords

EN

human rights; freedom; equality; responsibility

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Diecezjalne Adalbertinum
• Journal: Studia Ełckie
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 14
• Pages: 81-93

Contributors

author

Urbano Ferrer

• Universidad de Murcia (España)