IDENTITY, OTHERNESS AND THEIR POSTMODERN ETHICAL DISCOURSE†

The paper covers the provoking topic of ‘Identity and Otherness’, providing some original insight to the interesting modern aspect on Ethical problems. The denial of typical modern approaches to framing moral problems is only one part or aspect of postmodern ethical research. Another, similar, aspect is the demand for them to be considered and discussed in a new way. The ‘new way ’ means outlining new focal points, such as the proposal that the ethical debate on human society, science, progress and new technologies should be compatible with variety, multidimensional characteristics, temporal and local circumstances. The conclusion is that it is less important to produce arguments in favour of the right of everyone to equal respect and highlight the fact that everybody, no matter what particular differences they display, has one, several or a complex of qualities which are universally recognized as valuable, than it is to focus on the fact that most of the visible differences between human beings are conventional, rather than natural, in nature