This essay analyzes the ethical fundaments in contemporary society and how they relate to the recognition of differences and the possibility for effective ethical and political exercise. The arguments are based on Marx's criticisms of the social character of man in capitalist society and focus on three issues. The first characterizes the individual in contemporary society, which is marked by uncertainty, diversity and difference. The second is based on the understanding that these factors demand greater understading of the interrelations between ethics and politics. The third highlights different ethical concepts and expressions found in contemporary society. The construction of these arguments requires a rigorous knowledge of ethical and political principles and their diversity and complexity; elements that are essential to the debate about ethics in Social Work.
Social Work; Ethics; Politics; Contemporary