American ethical thought has changed significantly since Franklin conceived his plan.
One is the notion of human dignity which has come to pervade modern ethical and social thought in the West.
He proposes to "Restore the idea of reverence to its proper place in ethical and political thought" (Woodruff, p. 38).
With the economic balance in the world shifting east and south, conservation power and ethical thought will similarly change.
Stoicism and stoic ethical thought are significant themes in the Punica.
The concept has a long history in philosophical and ethical thought.
Rough rather than tough, it takes the place of ethical or political thought about wrongs to be corrected.
Confucius' political thought is based upon his ethical thought.
In its first four chapters, the book describes the history of ethical thought.
Broadly, his ethical thought can be described as Christian imperfectionism opposed to the elevation of morality beyond the everyday life.