Reverence For Life: The Ethics of Albert Schweitzer for the Twenty-First Century
- ISBN-10
- 081562977X
- ISBN-13
- 9780815629771
- Series
- Reverence for Life
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-10-01
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Authors
- Marvin Meyer, Kurt Bergel
Description
Albert Schweitzer's system of ethics as a way of life in which individuals live with compassion and respect for all living things - humans, animals, plants - is illuminated here through a series of essays by Schweitzer and renowned contemporary Schweitzer scholars from around the globe.
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