The development and progress, as well as discoveries and breakthroughs,
brought about by Science and Technology are looked upon with awe and wonder.
They are very much appreciated, for apparently they make the life of the human person
easy, comfortable and convenient. And if “may the Force be with you” (as in the Star
Wars Ethics) should so allow, the trends will be life long.
However, at the advent of the 21st century, there was the urgent call among
higher education institutions (phenomenally, worldwide) for fundamental and basic
curricular revision (to the core, and fore) of programs they have been offering. They
wanted Ethics to be part of the programs, if not the core of the curriculum.
This has a ripple or multiplier effect globally among curriculum planners and
professional organizations. The affirmation of the priority of Ethics that corresponds to
an essential requirement of the human person and the human community is worth
discernible (P. Benedict XVI). And there was a rethinking of Ethics as the elan vital
of the curriculum.