She later went to visit and work at the hospital at lambarene and wrote an interesting book, working with dr. His personal and intellectual legacy continues to hold strong moral appeal and serve as an inspiration for a wider ethic of life. Musician, theologian and physician, albert schweitzer was above all, a true humanitarian. A reverence for life is small book that provides a short, yet wonderful insight into the life and thoughts of one of our great humanitarians. Albert schweitzer, the humanitarian, theologian, missionary, organist, and medical doctor. These words came to albert schweitzer on a boat trip on the ogooue river in french equatorial africa now gabon, while searching for a universal concept of ethics for our time schweitzer made the phrase the basic tenet of an ethical philosophy, which he developed and put into practice. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. A lutheran, schweitzer challenged both the secular view of jesus as depicted by the historicalcritical method current at this time, as well as the traditional christian view.
In the light of recent events, i thought of what schweitzer wrote more than once about what he called the fellowship of those who bear the mark of pain. Harold e robles a collection of the words of albert schweitzer demonstrates his deep commitment to creating a global consciousness and cultivating a dignity toward all people. The overarching principle that guided him was reverence for life, a philosophy that took him to the jungles of africa, where he healed many and touched the lives of millions worldwide. Oct 26, 2017 that is the beginning and foundation of morality. Immediately after the first world war, albert schweitzer 18751965 diagnosed the. Albert schweitzer 18751965 was born in kaysersberg, germany now part of france on january 14, and became a theologian, physician, musician, and philosopher whose ethical theory argued the centrality of reverence for. This is a book of sermons made from the early 1900s. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Pdf the ethics of albert schweitzer as an inspiration for a. The words of albert schweitzer schweitzer, albert, robles, harold e. Reverence for life the inspiring words of a great humanitarian hallmark editions, by albert schweitzer you have actually owned. Albert schweitzer s words stand in contrast to utilitarian cultures engaging in abortion, euthanasia, organ harvesting, and honorkillings. Reverence for lifealbert schweitzers pivotal philosophymusician, physician, humanitarian, and philosopher, albert schweitzer was a twentiethcentury renaissance man who won the nobel peace prize for his reverence for life philosophy.
We search to find meaning at such times of pain and death. The words of albert schweitzer gathered together for the first time in one. There are also some interesting quotations on music. This work analyses albert schweitzers complex relationship to africa, and places. The topics covered were how to be true to yourself, the courage of action, overcoming death, and peace of god in our life,etc. The phrase reverence for life is a translation of the german phrase. It is far from a comprehensive list of schweitzers books. Albert schweitzer en francais anglaisfrancais dictionnaire. Albert schweitzer s books mentioned in this article are the best sources of information on his life, work, and ideas. Schweitzer, pointers to related sites, and whatever else seems to be. The ethics of albert schweitzer as an inspiration for a. All are english translations from french or german.
Gathered together for the first time in one place, nobel peace prizewinner albert schweitzers words on ecology, human and animal rights, philosophy, war and peace, music and the arts, and forming a global community. If ever there was a time for reflection upon albert schweitzer and reverence for life, it is now. The wisdom of albert schweitzer ebook by philosophical. Reverence for life was schweitzer s unifying term for a concept of ethics. Albert schweitzer reverence for life medical missionary. Reverence for life was schweitzers unifying term for a concept of ethics.
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He who does not reflect his life back to god in gratitude does not know himself. Indeed, the very word reverence ehrfurcht indicates that he is not depicting obedience to moral law but concerns a new temper of mind. Spanning many decades and a host of topics, this rich collection of the words of albert schweitzer offers a glimpse into the life and thought of an eminent humanitarian. Reverence for life the best introduction to schweitzers ethical philosophy of reverence for life is in albert schweitzer. Kennedy called one of the transcendent moral influences of our century. Schweitzers out of my life and thought is also appropriate for teenagers and adults. Schweitzer parlayed his unsuccessful but monumental quest for the historical jesus into a quest for humanitarian mission work that put him afoul of both the german. He was born in kaisersberg, alsacelorraine, germany now kaysersberg, hautrhin, alsace, france. The ethics of albert schweitzer for the twentyfirst century.
The ethics of reverence for life, together with certain corrections and amendments. His leading ethical idea can be summarized in the phrase reverence for life namely, that good consists in maintaining and perfecting life, and evil consists in destroying and obstructing life. The words of albert schweitzer is a collection of dr. Though it may seem he started late in life, changing careers twice, schweitzer still spent almost fifty years working in africa. In 1965, albert schweitzer, musician, author, philosopher, and physician, died at the age of ninety, still working at his hospital in africa. Albert schweitzer share the story of albert schweitzer with your students, and assign the related activities as a way of learning more about a notable humanitarian and physician. Gathered together for the first time in one place, nobel peace prizewinner albert schweitzer s words on ecology, human and animal rights, philosophy, war and peace, music and the arts, and forming a global community. Reverence for lifealbert schweitzers pivotal philosophy musician, physician, humanitarian, and philosopher, albert schweitzer was a twentiethcentury renaissance man who won the nobel peace prize for his reverence for life philosophy. And if man takes another step and fills reverence for life with love and the will to protect other living creatures. He challenged both the secular view of historical jesus current at his time and the traditional christian view, depicting a jesus who expected the imminent end of. The following words are from a conversation between the young doctor and her mentor.
He was a theologian, organist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. Albert schweitzers reverence for life ethic in relation to arthur schopenhauer and friedrich nietzsche. But for me, i always felt that reverence for life was the spirit of the place. Schweitzer albert quotes the great fault of all ethics hitherto has been that they believed themselves to have to deal only with the relations of man to man. Albert schweitzer 1875 1965 download ebook pdf, epub. Albert schweitzer s reverence for life ethic in relation to arthur schopenhauer and friedrich nietzsche. The words of albert schweitzer by schweitzer, albert, robles, harold e.
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We must realize that all life is valuable and that we are united to all life. Most of the quotations concern either schweitzers ethical teachings about reverence for life or schweitzers views on peace in our world. Albert schweitzer, theologian, philosopher, organist, authority on bach, physician, and missionary, was born in 1875, son of a lutheran pastor, in alsace, then german but now french. It is the steadfast belief of the nasf that these teachings of albert schweitzers are both timeless and immediate in their relevance to todays global society and that his motto a reverence for life, and his story can be as valuable an inspiration today as they have been for past generations. Reverence for life the best introduction to schweitzer s ethical philosophy of reverence for life is in albert schweitzer. The words of albert schweitzer by albert schweitzer 1993, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Reverence for life the inspiring words of a great humanitarian. The ethics of albert schweitzer for the twentyfirst century ebook written by albert schweitzer. A treasury of albert schweitzer ebook written by albert schweitzer. These words came to albert schweitzer on a boat trip on the ogooue river in. The wisdom of albert schweitzer explores this core philosophy, which inspired one of the worlds great humanitarians. The soft data suggests that you need to visit the link for downloading and install and after that save albert schweitzer. Perpetuating reverence for life, together association internationale. Nils ole oermann offers a detailed account of the multifaceted life of albert schweitzer who was a theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary.
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