Society in its challenges
Subtitle: philosophical considerations of living in society
By: by Santiago Sia
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781443856423; 9781443857963
Subjects: Philosophy; Common good; Philosophy and social sciences; Societies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285).
Table of contents: title: Philosophizing, philosophy and the social context: a reflection on human living; title: Public and individual interests, the common good: an analysis and a proposal; title: Distinct, not separate: a critique of dualistic thinking of an in society; title: Relationships and communal living: a view on types of relationships; title: The individual and society: a philosophical conception of the self; title: Ethical thinking and formation: a challenge for life in society; title: Images, reality and truth: some philosophical considerations; title: Human freedom, its power and limits: some implications for life in society; title: Social roles, public office, and moral society: lessons from the past for the present?; title: Economic crisis and accountability: a re-examination of certain views and practices; title: The marketplace, academia and education: a philosophical assessment of the Bolgna process; title: Developments in contemporary soicety and faith-based higher education: challenges and issues; title: In retrospect; title: Appendix A. Is life a sentence?: The quest for meaning / by Marian F. Sia and Santiago Sia; title: Appendix B. Meaning and significance: a fundamental challenge to human living / by Marian F. Sia and Santiago Sia.