The principle of excellence
Subtitle: a framework for social ethics
By: Nimi Wariboko.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780739136386; 9780739136409
Subjects: Excellence; Social ethics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Part I:  What is excellence?; title: The making of a new meaning of excellence; title: The making of a concept; title: Divine imitation and excellence; title: Excellence and subject; title: Infinite longing; title: A view of human nature; title: Self-world correlation and excellence; title: Exegeting excellence; title: The grammar of excellence; title: Excellence : technical and ontological; title: Excellence as will-to-the-infinite; title: Excellence as community of abstract-concrete and more; title: Problematic standards of excellence; title: Excellence and creativity; title: The core features of excellence; title: An African conception of excellence; title: New being : the construction of excellent self; title: Conclusion: The features of excellence; title: New being : participation and imitation; title: Christology of excellence; title: Imitation in Christian theology; title: Justice, love and hope; title: Excellence and justice; title: Excellence and love; title: Excellence and hope; title: Part II: Social ethical framework; title: A framework for social ethics; title: Tillich's concept of ethics; title: Creativity and theonomous ethics; title: Governance and prophetic spirit; title: A model of an excellentist social world; title: Outline of governance ethics; title: Excellence and the prophetic spirit; title: The prophetic spirit and the law; title: Social practice as boundary of possibilities; title: Social practice : the tension between included and excluded possibilities; title: The myth of goods : internal versus external; title: Excellence and economic development; title: The theological character of economic development; title: Modeling excellence on factors of economic development; title: Excellence and money; title: Economic development : the role of work and monetary policy; title: The good, truth, and beauty; title: The depth and destiny of excellence; title: The exit and tag line : Africa and excellence.