Abstract
The general theme—“ethics in the future”—intends to question a form of human knowledge, ethics, in relation to a dimension of time, the future. In broader terms, the title refers to a question about the relationship between knowledge and time, which in turn includes questions such as: “To what do different forms of knowledge—ethics, economics, physics—refer when they discuss the future?”; “What do they mean by a possible, probable, preferable future?”; “What future emerges through their key concepts?”; “What kind of future challenges present knowledge within an epochal context that is established in the form of an incessant reproduction of relative means and ends, one that is constantly outdated?”; “What form of knowledge is required first and foremost so that the establishment of this epoch can take place?”