fredag den 14. maj 2010

Nåde eller selvudvikling

Det (sen)moderne menneske udspiller en kamp MOD tilværelsen. Dette viser sig bla i dets konstante selvreference. Det vil selv skabe sit liv. Det har undelagt sig en narrativ hvor problemet eksternaliseres. Selvet ses ikke som en del af problemet, men kun som en del af løsningen. Dette mener jeg er en selvforførelse.

I sin korte tekst 'Augustin und der Protestantismus' (1930) skriver Hannah Arendt: 'Begrebet om nåde blev fuldstændig afløst af begrebet om autonom selvudvikling'.

Noget af det samme er Lord Griffihts (næstformand i Goldman Sachs International, London) inde på adspurgt om kapitalismens fremtid:

"The human person is absolutely central to economic life and certainly capitalism. St. Augustine talked not of self-interest, but of self-love, how we are made and feel, wanting the best for those around you. I think the future of capitalism depends on that concept of the human person in terms of service to the world. Bill Gates hits on something which is really very profound. It is about how we elevate the human person to be the heart of economic life so that the capitalist system can serve people. It comes down ultimately to the quality of business leaders and entrepreneurs, of the kind of corporate cultures they create and of seeing what they do in terms of service as well as profits."

Se hele interviewet med Lord Griffihts i magsinet Ethix.

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