The process of dehumanization in a post-ideological society confirms the need for the affirmation of global solidarity through the concept of global ethics, the Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro Dritan Abazović announced today.
He spoke today at the opening of the international scientific conference "Improvement: Cognition, Morality and Mood", which is organized by the Center for Bioethical Studies in Belgrade and the University of Oxford.
The announcement adds that Abazović referred to ethical issues in the context of the global pandemic and pointed out that it is the best proof of why it is necessary to establish a minimum agreement on values in the global community, stating that the process of deglobalization has increased uncertainty, and the COVID-19 pandemic has confirmed the need for global ethics.
"The process of deglobalization accelerated significantly after 2016 and the elections in the United States of America, when the thesis of strengthening the nation state (Nation State) was returned again. However, the situation with COVID confirmed the need for global solidarity, as never before" , assessed Abazović.
His office said that Abazović, referring to philosopher Peter Sloterdijk's thesis on the "society of terror", explained that "if terror were literally translated as fear, then the situation with COVID would fully depict a society of fear, independent of the material and political power of any country in the world".
Abazović said that he supports the efforts of researchers, especially in the field of medicine, and stressed that bioethics must develop in parallel with new technological discoveries, according to the announcement.
He added that in a global sense it is difficult to imagine that anyone can solve problems on their own and that therefore theoretical considerations should be affirmed that could one day come to life in practice.
"No society can survive without fundamental values, which also applies to the global community," concluded Abazović.
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