In a 2002 work concerning the ethics of globalization, Professor Peter Singer of Princeton University warns us that how we shall fare in our new age of global connectedness will depend upon how we morally adapt to the fact that we are all residing together within "one world" (emphasis supplied) (Peter Singer, One World). More people than ever before seem to be awakening to this. More and more are we subscribing, collectively, to a belief that human life and the condition of the world can and must be improved; and daring to seek and desire the accomplishment of these ideals. Many have become more aware that the genetral political situation that continues to exist in many parts of our fragmented, embattled world does not protect many of us, nor satisfy the needs and desires of most of us.
It is thus conceivable that our approaching years may come to be known as the age of the "end of the state"--that is to say, the end of the partition of society into numerous and needless competing national entities. It is my firm belief--and I hope to convince those who read this--that a more prosperous and peaceful world would result therefrom, and that it therefore needs to be presently and vigorously pursued.
In a unified world, all would be citizens of the same single nation, and thereby entitled to the same treatment and benefits. Tragic and wasteful national disputes and conflicts would no longer be possible, and the hostilities and warfare that often follow would be a thing of the past.
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We would all agree that contemporary humanity represents the current cutting edge of biological and social development on earth. Descending to lower rungs on the evolutionary ladder, we note that cooperation among member organisms is basically required for survival and preservation of species. In numerous places in the animal kingdom, we observe inborn capacity for integration, and ability to cooperate in activities that are necessary for the common good. It thus seems to follow that social integration and cooperation are likewise necessary for preservation of the human species as well. It is ominously possible that man's seeming repeated failure to follow what could be perceived as nature's plan may one day result in what might be termed our "self-induced extinction"--while our furry and feathered friends continue to flourish. It is hoped that we will have the wisdom, and seize the opportunity, to take the necessary steps to avoid such an ironic tragedy. It is further hoped that I will be able to convince some who read this that the consummation of such steps as I will herein suggest are not only desirable and even imperative, but readily capable of accomplishment as well.
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