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METAPHYSICS AND BIO-ETHICS TOWARDS A SOCIAL SPIRITUAL

FOUNDATIONS IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

(FROM THE SPIRITUAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE GOSPEL AND THE SOCIAL TEACHINGS OF

THE CHURCH INTEGRATED IN THE ASIAN AND POST MODERN TRADITIONS)

DR. S. LOURDUNATHAN*ABSTRACT

THE ISSUES

Two vital qu!i" a! i#t!o"$%t& i# t'i" $a$! (a) w'at i" t' o#tolo a#& +o!alit t'at 'a" ,#&'u+a#i-i# t' Hu+a# P!"o# w'i%' #&" to , %!itiqu& i# o!&! to $a!ti%i$at i# %o.%!ati#

t' 'u+a# P!"o# o/ t' t'i!& +ill##iu+0 (,) Alt!#ativl1 w'at i" t' 2i#& o/ +ta$'"i%" a#&

t'i%" t'at #&" to , u#a!t'&1 !./o!+ulat& a#& $!o$'"i& i# o!&! to !%lai+ t' Hu+a#P!"o#3 Bot' t'" qu!i" a! !"$o#&& /!o+ t' "ta#&$oi#t o/ t' Go"$l1 So%ial Ta%'i#" o/ t'

C'u!%'1 A"ia# P'ilo"o$'i%al S$i!itual T!a&itio#" ui&& , Po"t.Mo&!#it3

FRAGMENTATION 4 E5CLUSION OF THE SOCIAL.OTHER A CLOSED ONTOLOG6

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 , %la""i/i& i# two t'! +a8o! &i+#"io#" i3 T' S$i!itual1 ii3 T' St!u%tu!al (So%ial1 $oliti%al1%ultu!al1 %o#o+i%al1 a#& !liiou")1 a#& iii3 T' Et'i%al3 T' %!i"i".%o#t7t w'# viw& /!o+ t'

 $oi#t o/ viw o/ a P'ilo"o$' a#& Et'i%"1 i" &$ &ow#1 i" a t#"io# ,tw# o#tolo a#&

+ta$'"i%"3 A Pa!ti%ula! totalit o/ totaliti" i" wou#&&3 It i" a %!u%i/i7io#3 It i" a $!o,l+ o/ a ,i!t'.$ai# /o! a# t'i%" o/ "u"tai#a,ilit a#& 8u"ti%3 It i" t' $!o,l+ o/ 9t'!ow#.#"": at t'

+ta$'"i%al1 $i"t+oloi%al a#& t'i%al &i+#"io#"3 It i" ,ot' 9Calva! a#& R"u!!%tio#:

"i+ulta#ou"l3T' 2i#& o/ 9wou#&& totalit: o/ t' %o"+i% li/ %all" /o! a $!o%"" o/ I#t!o"$%tio# a#& D.

%o#"t!u%tio# /o! R.Co#"t!u%tio#3 ; #& to &.%o#"t!u%t t' 9%lo"& o: o/ t' i#'u+a#

%olo#i-& li/./o!+"3 H#%1 a!i"" a #& /o! a# alt!#ativ $&ao o/ &%o#"t!u%tio# /o!!%o#"t!u%tio# o/ T' Hu+a# P!"o#3 I/ "o1 w'at a! t' $!i#%i$l" o/ "u%' alt!#ativ"0

METAPH6SICS AND ETHICS FOR SOCIAL SPIRITUAL FORM OF LIFE A DISCUSSION

T' $a$! #a" i#to a "!iou" &i"%u""io# o# t' $!i#%i$l" o/ "u"tai#a,l +ta$'"i%" a#& t'i%"3It i" &o# /!o+ t' $!"$%tiv" o/ T' Go"$l1 "o%ial ta%'i#" o/ t' C'u!%'1 a 9"l%t& A"ia#

P'ilo"o$'i%.S$i!itual t!a&itio#" a#& Po"t Mo&!#it3 T' alt!#at "u"tai#a,l $!i#%i$l" o/

Mta$'"i%" (&i"%u""& i# t'i" $a$!) i#%lu&(a) T' loi% o/ #atio# o/ #atio# /o! t' a//i!+atio# o/ t'.ot'! a" t' +&iatio# /o! 9So%ial

R"u!!%tio#:< (,) T' %o#%$t" o/ 9Concern-for the-other 1 9commiseration for resurrection a" t'

 Faith-praxis’ i# t' =!&  +ill#iu+ (I#"i't" /!o+ T' Go"$l a#& t' "o%ial ta%'i#" o/ t'

C'u!%')< (%) T' %o#%$t o/ 9inescapable inter-relationality  a#& 9i#'!#t !"$o#"i,ilit: a"+ta$'"i%al i+$!ativ (Bu&&'i"+ a#& >ai#i"+)< (&) T' %o#%$t o/ Identity-in-Difference of the

Social-Many a#& t' #& /o! a 9 Multilogue: a "t$ a'a& i# &ialou1 a" aai#"t +o#olou3 ()

F!o+ t' %o#%$t o/ 9%#t!&."$i!itualit: to t' /ait'.$!a7i" o/ 9non-centric  a#& the Other-Oriented  "$i!itualit3 (/) T' I#volutio# o/ t' ;o!& o/ Go&3

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