NEW MORAL CONDITIONS - NEW ETHICAL IMPERATIVES (TO THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALBERT SCHWEITZER, THE WHITE DOCTOR FROM LAMBARENE)

Of the article is to reconstruct a new ethical imperative based on the principle of universal moral responsibility. The novelty of the article lies in the synthesis of the most striking ethical teachings of the 20th century (Hans Jonas's ethics of responsibility, AlbertSchweitzer's reverence for life, Viktor Frankl's philosophy of meaning), united by the idea of moral salvation and transformation of human in the new moral conditions of the ‘bone-breaking’ century. Each of the philosophers considered in the article is an example of moral achievement, a kind of teacher of humanity who proposed the categorical imperative as a response to the challenges of modernity. As a result, the authors formulate main conclusions of the study, presents a universal categorical imperative based on the analysis and synthesis of modern ethical concepts, and outline further prospects for modern ‘imperative creativity’.