Conference paper

Modern Man and the Crisis of Values

Ivan Koprek ; Institute of Philosophy and Theology of Society of Jesus, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

It is true that the man of today has ceased to consider himself within the complex of permanent values or on a background larger than himself. He is - according to philosophers - experiencing not only a crisis of metaphysics, but also a crisis of values and of the good. »Basic values«, as a matter of fact, are fundamentally undergoing a »collapse« or a »change«. The author observes that segmentation and mixing of values are taking place, both within contemporary society and in the field of religiosity. It is a fact that today religiosity tends to manifest itself in an indefinite, floating, indifferent way, religiosity appropriate to extraordinary times, primarily manifested through new religious movements or within the frame of ideas we simply decribe as secularism. With this as background the author discerns an echo of this crisis and change of values, in the Church as well. Disregarding the details of this extremely complicated theme, as remedy against the crisis of values the author suggests a return to inner, spiritual renewal of culture and man himself.

Keywords

values; basic values; crisis of value; changes of values; religion; secularism; culture; Church

Hrčak ID:

32090

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/32090

Publication date:

15.1.1998.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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