Rethinking the city: towards a new ethic of urban life
Abstract
The article discusses three main approaches to the city: administrative, economic and ethical. A critical analysis of the first two approaches has been carried out. It has been shown that taking their basic ideas to their logical limit leads to the alienation of a person from the city and his relegation to the level of a means for exercising power or making a profit. Traditional approaches are contrasted with ethical one, which represents the position not of the state and business, but of the citizens themselves. Urban ethics is focused on achieving happiness as a state of subjective satisfaction associated with the establishment of strong social ties, the struggle for social justice, environmental protection, and the ability to freely make decisions regarding urban life. The author concludes that the new urban ethics is a process of constant norm-making implemented by residents in the course of the production of urban space.
About the Authors
A. A. Sychev
Mordovia State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sychev Andrey Anatolievich Doctor of Philosophy, Professor
Saransk
E. Y. Ryabova
Mordovia State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ryabova Ekaterina Yurievna Post-graduate student
Saransk
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Sychev A.A., Ryabova E.Y. Rethinking the city: towards a new ethic of urban life. P.O.I.S.K. 2023;(5):83-91. (In Russ.)
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