From the book "Philosophical Perspectives on Power and Domination: Theories and Practices," edited by Laura Duhan Kaplan, Laurence F. Bove.
關鍵詞
Ego; Eschatology; Ethics; Peace; Martin, Glen
摘要
Western thought is questioning the notion of the self as independent center of self-interest in a "marketplace" of success and profit. This self's ability to dehumanize others, fundamental to capitalism，is opposed to the "liberated self" discussed by Buddhism. Yet Western thought includes a distinctive ethical and future-oriented dimension. Perhaps abandonment of the self-encapsulated ego to a self constituted by its relationships allows the "ethical" and "eschatological" to break into human awareness. In Wittgenstein，for example，but also in Kant，Kierkegaard，and Marx，this ethical，future-oriented dimension underlines our human possibilities for realizing a liberated world.
