ABSTRACT The changes associated with the Renaissance, Reformation and Enlightenment moved the seat of authority from princes and bishops to the individual and made the application of rationality the measure of believability. This paper argues that the current period of socio-political and moral upheaval, triggered by disruptive technology, anger about corruption and distrust of intellectual elites, is resulting in a move beyond linear and reductionist thinking to an approach characterised by complexity, and from rationalism to relational thinking. Some implications for public morality are identified and discussed.

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道德、复杂性和关系

摘要 与文艺复兴、宗教改革和启蒙运动相关的变化将权威从王子和主教转移到个人，并使理性的应用成为可信度的衡量标准。本文认为，当前由颠覆性技术、对腐败的愤怒和对知识精英的不信任引发的社会政治和道德剧变，正在导致从线性和还原主义思维转向以复杂性为特征的方法，从理性主义到关系思维。确定并讨论了对公共道德的一些影响。