Man as a subject among dilemmas and ethical challenges of the present time

If we talk about dilemmas and the ethical challenges of the present time, then we suggest simulta- neously that these problems differ in some way from universal ethical questions, important to man in every epoch and in every circumstances, and from these issues which were important in the past or will turn out important in the future, however, at present the general agreement concerning definite decisions prevails. Then it is necessary to identify those special problems of the present time and point out the features due to which they acquire special significance to us.