The Gift and the Common Good

Walter Schweidler

ISBN 10: 3896658980 / ISBN 13: 9783896658982

Published by Academia Verlag Jul 2020, 2020

Neuware -What do we live and work for What holds us together In the Western tradition, the answer to these questions has always relied on the concept of the common good. But is it also suitable for a globalised world In this volume, the concept of the gift as the meaning of all social exchange is discussed by thinkers from China, America and Europe in terms of its suitability for this purpose. Two perspectives emerge: the gift as a service rendered, or even the dedication of the individual to the whole, and the gift as a point of departure, owed to the whole, of the individual search for meaning. Also reflected in this volume is an economy of the gift, which has become institutionalised today and which, from the perspective of economic philosophy, can serve as a guide for global interaction. Seller Inventory # 9783896658982

Synopsis:

What are we living for? What are we working toward? What holds us together? In the Western tradition answers to these questions have always reposed upon the concept of the common good. But is this concept fit for the globalised world of tomorrow? An interculturally qualified social philosophy requires in this respect new philosophical impulses. The concept of the gift as the elusive principle of meaning of all social exchange is discussed in this volume by thinkers from China, Europe and the Americas in order to asses its suitability for purpose. Two perspectives emerge here, ones which not only and simply order themselves along the borders between different cultural contexts, but indeed also across them: the gift as the rendered service or indeed the dedication of the individual to the whole and the gift as the departure point, owed to the whole, of the individual quest for meaning. Also philosophically reflected upon in this volume is an economy of the gift, one which today has become institutionalized and which from the perspective of economic philosophy can serve as a guiding principle for global interaction.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Gift and the Common Good
Publisher: Academia Verlag Jul 2020
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu