Beyond Moral Fundamentalism

While complex global problems cry out for solutions devised with moral sensitivity and responsibility, a more common mentality tends to prevail, one that assumes those going the right way ("e;us"e;) are endangered by others ("e;them"e;) going the wrong way. Philosopher Steven Fesmire calls this approach "e;moral fundamentalism,"e; the idea that only we have access to the right diagnosis and prescr...