<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The author presents the views held by Vasile Goldiș – Transylvanian scholar, politician, and one of the masterminds of the Great Union of 1 December 1918 – regarding the role of universal human values in guiding individuals and human communities. Together with other Christian values, ethics guides individuals, communities, political and administrative elites, churches, and academia. This results in greater justice, community solidarity and cohesion, and a greater ability for society to shape and promote its internal moral order. Considering the diversity of moral profiles found among various nations, ethnicities and political elites, Goldiș highlights their common grounds – which facilitates a new moral order in inter-human, inter-community and international relations. The ethical testament promoted by Goldiș in his writings and throughout his life is still relevant today, and it also holds true for the next generations.</p></abstract>

The author presents the views held by Vasile Goldiș – Transylvanian scholar, politician, and one of the masterminds of the Great Union of 1 December 1918 – regarding the role of universal human values in guiding individuals and human communities. Together with other Christian values, ethics guides individuals, communities, political and administrative elites, churches, and academia. This results in greater justice, community solidarity and cohesion, and a greater ability for society to shape and promote its internal moral order. Considering the diversity of moral profiles found among various nations, ethnicities and political elites, Goldiș highlights their common grounds – which facilitates a new moral order in inter-human, inter-community and international relations. The ethical testament promoted by Goldiș in his writings and throughout his life is still relevant today, and it also holds true for the next generations.

Connections between Ethical Values, the Meaning of Human Life, and Human Communities, according to Vasile Goldiș

“Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad

Journal of Legal Studies

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The author presents the views held by Vasile Goldiș – Transylvanian scholar, politician, and one of the masterminds of the Great Union of 1 December 1918 –...

Connections between Ethical Values, the Meaning of Human Life, and Human Communities, according to Vasile Goldiș

Pubblicato online: 02 ago 2017

Pagine: 65 - 74

Ricevuto: 01 mar 2017

Accettato: 01 mag 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jles-2017-0004

Parole chiave
Moral values, meaning of life, political ethics, Goldiș, Christian solidarity

© 2017 Marţian Iovan, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Connections between Ethical Values, the Meaning of Human Life, and Human Communities, according to Vasile Goldiș

Pubblicato online: 02 ago 2017

Pagine: 65 - 74

Ricevuto: 01 mar 2017

Accettato: 01 mag 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jles-2017-0004

Parole chiaveMoral values, meaning of life, political ethics, Goldiș, Christian solidarity

© 2017 Marţian Iovan, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
Moral values, meaning of life, political ethics, Goldiș, Christian solidarity