Social Responsibility for Healthy Society in the Context of Küng’s Weltethos Project

Abstract

Ovim istraživanjem nastojimo dati cjelovit prikaz pojma odgovornosti u okviru njegova doprinosa zdravom društvu. Okosnica za promišljanje o zdravom društvu, točnije o pokušaju da se društvo uvede u horizonte zdravoga bio nam je švicarski etičar, filozof i teolog Hans Küng i njegov idejni projekt Weltethos (svjetski etos). U okviru navedenog koncepta, kroz jedan povijesni nabačaj referirali smo se na filozofe i teologe od Platona i Aristotela, preko Augustina i Tome Akvinskog do Hansa Künga, ne zaboravljajući pritom na druge slične koncepte koji su se pojavili pod kraj dvadesetog i na početku dvadeset i prvog stoljeća, poput Jonasove nove etike (Princip odgovornost), Potterove bioetike, Ulrichove integrativne gospodarske etike i Čovićeve integrativne bioetike. U sukusu samoga rada na poseban se način uz svjetski etos napominje značenje koncepta integrativne bioetike te ostavlja otvorenim pitanje koje i kakve odgovore u budućnosti svi navedeni koncepti, a posebice svjetski etos, mogu ponuditi u pravcu onoga što je zdravo društvo, ali i zaštita života i svijeta uopće.This paper attempts to propose an integral review of the concept of responsibility in the context of its contribution to the health of the society. Swiss ethicist, philosopher and theologian Hans Küng and his Weltethos project was the axis for thinking about healthy society, more specifically an attempt to bring society into the horizon of health. In the context of the mentioned concept, through a historical overview we reffered to philosophers and theologians from Plato and Aristotle, over Aquinas and Saint Augustine, to Hans Küng but also not forgetting about other simialr concepts that appeared at the end of 20th century and at the beginning of 21st century, such as Hans Jonas’ new ethics (The Imperative of Responsibility), Potter’s bioethics, Ulrich’s integrative economic ethics and Čović’s integrative bioethics. We especially discuss the concept of integrative bioethics, and leave an open question regarding the problem of what kind of questions and answers all the mentioned concepts, and especially Weltethos, can offer in the context of what is considered to be a healthy society, but also in the context of the question of the protection of life and world in its entirety