Public Discourse between Professional Ethics, Morality and Truth

Ionut Adrian Ghibanu ()
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Ionut Adrian Ghibanu: Valahia University, Târgovişte, Romania

Chapter 12 in 11th LUMEN International Scientific Conference Communicative Action & Transdisciplinarity in the Ethical Society | CATES 2018 | 23-24 November 2018 | Targoviste, Romania, 2019, vol. 7, pp 137-144 from Editura Lumen

Abstract: A distinctive sign of human being, verbal communication is the only and original way of expression man was endowed with by his Creator. A political being par excellence, i.e. gifted with the power of communication, with the desire for communion and need for solidarity, man uses verbal language in order to express themselves and bond with their fellow people. Nowadays, public discourse has deepened its possibilities of attracting, seducing and supporting the achievement of the most various human interests, but as it strayed from the moral religious principles, it lost its substance and became an empty shell and an extremely efficient means of manipulation. Professional ethics is that which should underlie public relationships among a variety of socio-professional categories, correct slippages and provide a model of what coming out in the public space should be, because the estrangement from moral principles always leads to personal failures and catastrophes of human civilisation. The rupture between morality and religion, or, better yet, ethical foundation without religious principles leads to a personal and professional relativisation, which is not at all useful, and to the exclusively economical and financial prioritisation of human activities. This is obvious, particularly at the political, public level, but also in terms of public discourse in general. This study aims to thoroughly research these aspects, in terms of fulfilling this immediate need for the thirst for the truth, for identifying the causes of the immorality of public discourse endeavour and its remediation. The need for morality, authenticity and truth is increasing, because, as falsehood is publicly manifested, the desire for justice and public honesty also emerges.

Keywords: discourse; ethics; morality; truth; public (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A3 I2 I3 M0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
ISBN: 978-1-910129-18-0
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DOI: 10.18662/lumproc.106

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