Ethics and values

Speech given in Oslo on January 27, 2012 Norway’s by any comparison greatest philosopher was born one hundred years ago today, and died close to the age of 97. A world philosopher, a human being with an incredible radiation. Nobody who came close to him remained the same. What was his basic theme? In one word: nonviolence, but in a broader and deeper sense than most approaching demanding idea. Arne Næss was very sensitive to verbal violence in debates; his answer was objectivity. He identified physical violence in political struggle; his answer was Gandhian nonviolence, strongly inspired as a student in Paris early 1930s by Indian students strongly convinced that nonviolence was the way.

By Scilla Elworthy who speaks with Archbishop Desmond Tutu A TalkWorks Films Special www.talkworks.info Two peace prize laureates in conversation for TalkWorks about the question of nuclear weapons, disarmament and peace. St John’s College, Oxford, Saturday May 9 2010

For et par måneder siden erklærede den islandske præsident at folketinget, Det Hvide Hus og traditionelle magtinstanser næsten er blevet et ”side show” i forhold til sociale medier. Ligeså stille bevæger vi os væk fra nationalstaten som den suveræne magtinstans til globale netværk i forskellige udformninger. Med andre ord er det folk som dig og mig, der har ansvar for, hvor verden bevæger sig hen. Men hvilke værdier skal vi handle efter i denne nye verdensorden?