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Autore |
Wariboko Nimi <1962-> |
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Titolo |
The principle of excellence : a framework for social ethics / / Nimi Wariboko |
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Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-56165-0 |
9786612561658 |
0-7391-3640-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (253 p.) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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