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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458612303321

Autore

Wariboko Nimi <1962->

Titolo

The principle of excellence [[electronic resource] ] : a framework for social ethics / / Nimi Wariboko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2009

ISBN

1-282-56165-0

9786612561658

0-7391-3640-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Disciplina

179/.9

Soggetti

Excellence

Social ethics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Pt. I:  What is excellence? -- The making of a new meaning of excellence -- Exegeting excellence -- The core features of excellence -- New being : participation and imitation-- Justice, love, and hope -- Pt. II: Social-ethical framework -- A framework for social ethics -- Social practice as boundary of possibilities -- Excellence and economic development.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a bold attempt to reconceptualize excellence. It is no longer the virtue of doing something well or the mean of two extremes, but a clearing which allows humans to manifest their potentialities and creatively resist obstacles. The concept of excellence is emancipated from the excessive concern with order and good citizenry to become a libratory principle for interrogating all social institutions in the name of a better future.