Introduction to the Journal of Strategic Ethics
Written by Fadi Ghassan Chehayeb
The goal of existence has always been knowledge! Knowledge has always been a reason for the soul to ascend to the world of humanity, after sinking into the dark depths of mankind. This knowledge requires a precise process of activation, within certain conditions, to become a means of crossing into this sacred world, the world of humanity or of the “human”.
At the beginning, it is necessary to clarify the great difference between the concepts of “human being” and “mankind” so that the concept of humanization becomes clear before the eyes waiting for the moment the journey begins, the journey of spiritual growth and the true development of humanity, whose development has always been measured by the material and technological dimension, so that the spiritual dimension of consciousness remains. Behind the scenes – intentionally or unintentionally, we don’t know. “Mankind” nature is concerned about the law of survival of “the strongest”, to ensure its existence and survival in the midst of various conflicts and wars. While the “humane nature” is revolves about the law of survival of the conscious, to ensure the survival of the spiritual influence of the rising generations, and to ensure the development of humanity from one state to a higher state on the ladder of human transcendence.
Therefore, the activation of knowledge for the advancement of creation along the humanizing chain of existence came under the condition of what is called “ethics.” Let us delve into research of ethics through the spiritual dimension of humanization, as it is transformed to ensure the operation of the sacred universal law that guarantees the continuation of existence in its most beautiful form, and guarantees the survival of creation, all of creation in a system without impurities or defects.
To this end, people must focus on the principle of preserving this law and respecting its principles, regardless of the theory or law of technological expansion or societal development, because modern studies have shown that the technical and scientific progress that we have reached, has caused a change or hybridization of natural and cosmic law, as manifested in climatic, geological, environmental and health changes, which would take a long time to explain in this context. Hence, the advanced civilizations of ancient times – a large part of whose development remains unexplained – called for the principle of ethics through laws that preserve the natural course of existence, and make man linked to the universal law through which all existence moves without defect.
There is no difference between humanization and ethics because they are a result and a cause. The result cannot be achieved without its cause, and the causes cannot be abolished because they are the basis of existence. From this standpoint, it is incumbent upon every possessor of science and knowledge to demonstrate the human dimension of his sciences and knowledge, to make this content compatible and flow with the existential environment through which all existences live. Because the world is dualistic, and there is good and evil within everything, or darkness and light, it was possible for the results of causes to be for good or evil according to the ethics of those with knowledge, and according to the true intentions of the discoverers, so the greatest question remains: Were scientists able to achieve a world of humanity through what they call it “scientific and cultural progress”? Was modern civilization able to create a human being who lives in the universality of his existence in order to live this true connection with nature? If that was true, regional conflicts, international wars, and the arms race would not exist, because the existentialist view of man makes the utopia a small universe in which humanized humanity lives in peace and love.
From the aforementioned standpoint, was the intention to open a gateway to human awareness through this platform. Perhaps a small candle can light a great darkness, in a civilization that, despite its apparent progress, has continued to fail in building the “human being” and sophisticated societies, on a deep spiritual level.
Peace and love
Fadi Shehayeb