RT Article
T1 Communication for Life in Cyberspace
JF The ecumenical review
VO 72
IS 2
SP 242
OP 254
A1 Cheon, Young-cheol
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1726846520
AB Cyberspace communication is a key driving force of the neoliberal globalization that has led to worldwide crisis. Despite some positive perspectives, cyberspace communication has played a crucial role in the dominance of global markets by transnational corporations. The ethical foundations of the problematics of cyberspace communication lie in a social Darwinism that leads to ruthless competition based on egoistic morality. This article posits the notion of love as an alternative ethics, drawing on perspectives of Christian love (especially those of US ethicist Paul Ramsey) as unselfish love for others, as well as on East Asian traditions of love (such as Buddhist compassion, Confucian jen, and Korean jung). The article argues that unselfish love offers a perspective to overcome an anthropocentric perspective of communication. In this way, human beings can build a community with all living beings and develop harmonious relationships with them to live together on the earth.
K1 Cyberspace
K1 Globalization
K1 Love
K1 Social Darwinism
DO 10.1111/erev.12501