Charter of Global Ethic in Minimal English

Anna Wierzbicka

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-62512-6_6

Charter of Global Ethic in Minimal English

Anna Wierzbicka^*

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Abstract

Taking UNESCO’s (The Earth Charter, 2000) “Earth Charter” as its point of departure, this chapter argues that the globalizing world needs a global ethics. At the same time, the chapter builds on the “Declaration Toward a Global Ethic” (1993) endorsed by the Parliament of the World’s Religions (and inspired by the Dalai Lama) whose Principle 6 reads: “This must be a Declaration translatable into other languages”. A charter of 24 ethical norms phrased in Minimal English is proposed as a platform for a global discourse on ethics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Minimal English for a Global World
Subtitle of host publication	Improved Communication Using Fewer Words
Publisher	Springer International Publishing Switzerland
Pages	113-141
Number of pages	29
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319625126
ISBN (Print)	9783319625119
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62512-6_6
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017

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