Synopses & Reviews
As we approach the twenty-first century, the global village is becoming a reality--at the same time that the world appears to be tumbling into a serious moral recession. What core values must we uphold if humankind is to survive and prosper in an increasingly complex and fragile world?Rushworth M. Kidder travelled the world to interview leading thinkers, artists, writers, business people, and political leaders. He asked each person the same question: "If you could develop a global code of ethics, what would be in it?" Based on these twenty-four interviews, Shared Values for a Troubled World identifies eight universal values necessary to create the moral conditions for a sustainable twenty-first century: love, truthfulness, fairness, freedom, unity, tolerance, responsibility, and respect for life.
Review
"Only Rush Kidder would have made this odyssey, and only Rush Kidder could have returned with such a valuable cargo of insights." —Bill Moyers
Synopsis
Rushworth M. Kidder travelled the world to interview leading thinkers, artists, writers, business people, and political leaders. He asked each person the same question: "If you could develop a global code of ethics, what would be in it?" Based on these twenty-four interviews, Shared Values for a Troubled World identifies eight universal values necessary to create the moral conditions for a sustainable twenty-first century: love, truthfulness, fairness, freedom, unity, tolerance, responsibility, and respect for life.
Synopsis
Only Rush Kidder would have made this odyssey, and only Rush Kidder could have returned with such a valuable cargo of insights. -- Bill Moyers
What core values must we uphold if humankind is to survive and prosper in an increasingly complex and fragile world? Rushworth M. Kidder traveled the world to interview leading thinkers, artists, writers, businesspeople, and political leaders. He asked each person the same question: If you could develop a global code of ethics, what would be in it?
Based on these 24 interviews, Shared Values for a Troubled World identifies eight universal values necessary to create the moral conditions for a sustainable twenty-first century: love, truthfulness, fairness, freedom, unity, tolerance, responsibility, and respect for life.
About the Author
RUSHWORTH M. KIDDER is founding president of the Institute for Global Ethics in Camden, Maine. He has been a foreign correspondent, editor, and senior columnist for The Christian Science Monitor. He is author or editor of numerous books, including An Agenda for the 21st Century and Reinventing the Future: Global Goals for the 21st Century.
Table of Contents
Foreword
1. Uncovering Our Universal Values
2. Religion and Charity: The Search for Beginnings(Reuben Snake, James A. Joseph, Shojun Bando, Le Ly Hayslip, Bernard Przewozny)
3. Education and Youth: The Moral Dimension(Graca Machel, Derek Bok, Whina Cooper, A. H. Halsey, Jill Ker Conway)
4. Entrepreneurs and the Economy: Pie for the Grandchildren(Muhammad Yunus, Kenneth Boulding, James K. Baker, Newton Minow, John W. Gardner)
5. Literature and Journalism: Listening to More Voices(Nien Cheng, Varindra Tarzie Vittachi, Astrid Lindgren, Sergio Munoz, Katharine Whitehorn)
6. Government and Politics: Upright Individuals(Oscar Arias, Salim El Hoss, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Federico Mayor)
7. Values for Humanity