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Charter of Global Ethic in Minimal English

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Wierzbicka, Anna

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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...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorWierzbicka, Anna
dc.contributor.editorCliff Goddard
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-28T00:40:47Z
dc.identifier.isbn9783319625119
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/186882
dc.description.abstractTaking 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.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.publisherPalgrave Macmillan
dc.relation.ispartofMinimal English for a Global World: Improved Communication Using Fewer Words
dc.relation.isversionof1st Edition
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2018
dc.source.urihttps://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319625119
dc.titleCharter of Global Ethic in Minimal English
dc.typeBook chapter
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
dc.date.issued2018
local.identifier.absfor200405 - Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics)
local.identifier.absfor200302 - English Language
local.identifier.ariespublicationu9803255xPUB1980
local.publisher.urlhttps://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationWierzbicka, Anna, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage113
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage141
local.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-319-62512-6_6
local.identifier.absseo950201 - Communication Across Languages and Culture
dc.date.updated2020-12-20T07:45:31Z
local.bibliographicCitation.placeofpublicationBasingstoke, United Kingdom
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