Ethical Degeneration and Totalitarian Control: A Critique of Social Ethics in North Korea

Abstract

Autocracy is a form of government in which the power is vested with an individual who represses all forms of individual freedom and egalitarian principles. These countries propagate ethical manipulations, gendered dehumanisation, absurd principles and hateful ideologies to maintain their power. This paper attempts to show the ethical degeneration of people by simply upholding irrational thoughts propagated by their government. The paper also highlights the eroding of social relations and social ethics from the perspective of ethical consciousness.