3 Questions
True or false: King identified three larger problems as the cause of our ethical infantilism.
True
True or false: King proposed that the solution to our ethical infantilism is to gain more material powers.
False
True or false: King suggested that the solution to our ethical infantilism is to learn the practical art of living in harmony.
True
Study Notes
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King lamented the gap between our scientific and moral progress, and called for a return to a "simple art of living together as brothers."
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He expressed concern that enlarged material powers spell enlarged peril if there is not proportionate growth of the soul.
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King identified three larger problems that are related to our ethical infantilism: racial injustice, poverty, and war.
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The solution to these problems is dependent upon man squaring his moral progress with his scientific progress, and learning the practical art of living in harmony.
Explore Martin Luther King Jr.'s concerns and proposed solutions for the ethical challenges facing humanity, as expressed in his speeches and writings.
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