The principle of excellence : a framework for social ethics / Nimi Wariboko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wariboko, Nimi, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excellence.

Social ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-21628-5

1-282-56165-0

9786612561658

0-7391-3640-2

OCLC:

700699576