05/29/2021
I am but a small being to speak of Cosmic Ethics, yet I believe it must be something that anyone can proclaim—if only they are able to philosophize and study the universe through science. For me, ethics (倫理) is, above all, the Precautionary Principle: a social mechanism that exists prior to law, one that mediates disputes in advance or prevents accidents before they occur—ensuring that people do not die, do not fight, do not get injured, and do not fall ill. In this view, ethics is something that constantly evolves to meet the changes of society.
The need for Cosmic Ethics arises because, while humans must live in harmony within Earth, the will to live inherently contains the desire to create and advance. In that process, designing and establishing social systems that ensure no one dies, fights, is injured, or suffers carries profound significance. It is a preventive mechanism that must be prepared in advance, given the human tendency to persist in action until reaching an end.
On Earth, I believe ethics has already been framed under the theme of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As shown in [Figure 1], ethics and the good (善) have been institutionalized in the form of 17 diverse global goals. As I noted in On the Universe: The Universe in Philosophy and Religion, and in Natural Science, humanity is destined to continue spiral development or circulational progression. Therefore, space development built upon sustainable development is not optional but inevitable.
[Figure 1: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Source: ODA Korea]
Economist René Passet identifies three key components of sustainable development: the economic, the social, and the environmental. As illustrated in [Figure 2], a Cosmic Ethics that balances these three domains would align naturally with circulational development. It would embody a love for humanity, life, the environment, and the cosmos—ensuring that no one dies, no one fights, no one is harmed, and no one suffers.
In the next article, I will conduct an in-depth analysis of how the economic, social, and environmental dimensions must align with both space development and the good (善) to construct a truly robust Cosmic Ethics.
[Figure 2: The Three Pillars of Sustainable Development – Source: Sustainable Development]
[Reference List]
- On the Universe: The Universe in Philosophy and Religion, and in Natural Science, and Its Meaning – Youngsoo (榮秀, Soo), Brunch
- ODA Korea, https://www.odakorea.go.kr/ODAPage_2018/category01/L05_S01_02.jsp
- Sustainable Development, https://catalicity.wordpress.com/2017/06/12/introduction-to-sustainable-development/
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