The importance of spirituality and ethics in the concept of sustainable development

Abstract

The articles overviews the ethical aspects of sustainable development focussing on the importance of spirituality. With reference to the accumulated theoretical and practical material, evaluating the principles of sustainable development implementation and the systems of ethical behaviour, the further development perspectives of sustainable development on the ethical plane are analysed. Spirituality is also focussed at because unique values and value orientations existing in every culture influence the worldview and life perception of members of the culture. The modern, dynamic lifetime determines rapid cultural changes and many-sided influence of one culture on another