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Quotes from Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man — Nayef Al-Rodhan

born 1959 Saudi Arabia

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A good governance paradigm that limits excesses of human nature and ensures an atmosphere of happiness and productivity by promoting reason and dignity is required.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

A set of global values in keeping with human nature and dignity need to be identified and developed.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

There is only one collective human civilisation comprised of geo-cultural domains and cultures.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

All knowledge is acquired through the application of reason and has a physical basis.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

The notion of innate knowledge (including moral knowledge) is rejected, but that of moral sensitivities is accepted.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

In my opinion, a life governed by reason is likely to be more dignified than one shaped by dogma and unbridled emotions.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

The history of human civilisation is a history of mutual borrowings.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

Knowledge about things beyond our immediate environment may be acquired through deduction, if the initial premises are believed to be correct.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

All knowledge is to some extent interpreted.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

Civilisational triumph is thus not a zero-sum enterprise that favours one geo-cultural domain over another.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

One of the key ingredients of coexistence and successful cooperation is trust.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

Dignity is central to the sustainability of history.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

Humankind is an insignificant part of existence.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

Considerations of justice are also integral to efforts to generate transcultural security in the first instance and, ultimately, transcultural synergy.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

Strict ethical guidelines need to be developed in anticipation of significant technological and biotechnological advances in order to guarantee human dignity.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

Justice is paramount to civilisational triumph because of its centrality to human dignity needs, the success of individual geo-cultural domains and the well-being of human civilisation.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

Knowledge is also inferred from what is accepted as established knowledge, with new knowledge being based on the best explanation. This includes possible truths subject to proof.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

What makes our existence meaningful is highly subjective and ultimately determined by sustainable neurochemical gratification.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

Harmonious interstate relations will be guided by the paradigm of Symbiotic Realism that stresses the importance of absolute rather than relative gains.

Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009)

Civilisational triumph is important because if it is not actively sought, conflictual relations between members of geo-cultural domains may become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nayef Al-Rodhan (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.