The Gift and the Common Good

Prof. Dr. Walter Schweidler; Dr. Joachim Klose

doi:10.5771/9783896658999

Summary

What are we living for? What are we working toward? What holds us together? In the Western tradition answers to these questions have always reposed upon the concept of the common good. But is this concept fit for the globalised world of tomorrow? An interculturally qualified social philosophy requires in this respect new philosophical impulses. The concept of the gift as the elusive principle of meaning of all social exchange is discussed in this volume by thinkers from China, Europe and the Americas in order to asses its suitability for purpose. Two perspectives emerge here, ones which not only and simply order themselves along the borders between different cultural contexts, but indeed also across them: the gift as the rendered service or indeed the dedication of the individual to the whole and the gift as the departure point, owed to the whole, of the individual quest for meaning. Also philosophically reflected upon in this volume is an economy of the gift, one which today has become institutionalized and which from the perspective of economic philosophy can serve as a guiding principle for global interaction.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-3-89665-898-2
ISBN-Online: 978-3-89665-899-9
Publisher: Academia, Baden-Baden
Series: West-östliche Denkwege
Volume: 32
Language: English
Pages: 261
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 6
Introductory Remarks to The Gift and the Common Good No access Pages 7 - 16 Walter Schweidler, Joachim Klose
1. Jörg Althammer
  1. Jörg Althammer
    1. Four different understandings of the Common Good No access Jörg Althammer
    2. Jörg Althammer
      1. The Economic Ethics of Cooperation No access Jörg Althammer
  2. The Economics of the Gift No access Jörg Althammer
  3. Conclusion No access Jörg Althammer
2. María Guadalupe Martino, Christian Müller
  1. 1. Introduction No access María Guadalupe Martino, Christian Müller
  2. 2. Civil Enterprises as Reciprocity-Based Organizations No access María Guadalupe Martino, Christian Müller
  3. 3. The Firm’s Situation in the Marketplace No access María Guadalupe Martino, Christian Müller
  4. 4. Reciprocity without Benevolence: Compliance No access María Guadalupe Martino, Christian Müller
  5. 5. Conditional Reciprocity: Philia No access María Guadalupe Martino, Christian Müller
  6. 6. Unconditional Reciprocity: Justice and Gift No access María Guadalupe Martino, Christian Müller
  7. 7. Conclusion No access María Guadalupe Martino, Christian Müller
3. Xiaohe Lu
  1. Xiaohe Lu
    1. Xiaohe Lu
      1. 1. “禮物” (li wu, gifts) No access Xiaohe Lu
      2. 2. The exchange No access Xiaohe Lu
    2. Xiaohe Lu
      1. 1. There is no such term corresponding to the Western idea of the “common good” in China No access Xiaohe Lu
      2. 2. The common good in China: the harmony of the family, the good governance of the state, the peace of the world, the Grand Union, and the unity of humanity and nature No access Xiaohe Lu
    3. III. Contributions and problems No access Xiaohe Lu
  2. Xiaohe Lu
    1. I. Once again at a historical crossroads No access Xiaohe Lu
    2. II. A perspective for business ethics No access Xiaohe Lu
    3. III. Confucius’ response No access Xiaohe Lu
    4. Xiaohe Lu
      1. 1. Causes and problems No access Xiaohe Lu
      2. 2. My analysis: From a gift to a commodity No access Xiaohe Lu
  3. A brief conclusion: The gift and the common good have a long way to go No access Xiaohe Lu
1. Martin Kirschner
  1. Introduction No access Martin Kirschner
  2. A) A theological interpretation of reality as gift in the tensions among creation, sin, and grace No access Martin Kirschner
  3. Martin Kirschner
    1. 1) Event – testimony – delay – responsibility: The paradoxical structure of time as a foundation of politics grounded in the groundless No access Martin Kirschner
    2. 2) The Exchange of Gifts and the Paradox of Gift as a Deep Structure of Economy No access Martin Kirschner
    3. Martin Kirschner
      1. c) The Inappropriable, the Unenforceable and the More-than-What-is-Owed No access Martin Kirschner
2. Peter Schallenberg
  1. I. Current Catholic social ethics: From Caritas in veritate (2009) to Laudato siʼ (2015) No access Peter Schallenberg
  2. Peter Schallenberg
    1. 1. The objective of an Augustinian liberalism No access Peter Schallenberg
    2. 2. Why classical liberal theories are not sufficient for promoting an integral human development (a critique of classical liberal theories) No access Peter Schallenberg
    3. 3. Making the case for an Augustinian liberalism fostering the common good No access Peter Schallenberg
    4. 4. Action theory lead by virtue No access Peter Schallenberg
3. Katharina Westerhorstmann
  1. 1. The gift and the community – preliminary observations No access Katharina Westerhorstmann
  2. Katharina Westerhorstmann
    1. 2.1 Rejecting the gift of life: wrongful life cases No access Katharina Westerhorstmann
    2. 2.2 The anthropological dimension of the gift of being No access Katharina Westerhorstmann
    3. 2.3 Created for a communion of love: theological reflections No access Katharina Westerhorstmann
  3. 3. Community or society: A crucial point concerning the common good No access Katharina Westerhorstmann
  4. Conclusion No access Katharina Westerhorstmann
1. Qingjie James Wang
  1. I. Is Heidegger’s “Who-Analysis” Solipsistic? No access Qingjie James Wang
  2. II. Heidegger’s Theory of “Being-With” and das Man No access Qingjie James Wang
  3. III. The Linguistic Grounding of das Man No access Qingjie James Wang
  4. IV. “The Public” or “The Community”? No access Qingjie James Wang
2. Nian He
  1. 1. Mitsein und Transzendenz No access Nian He
  2. 2. Eigentliches Mitsein und Sein-lassen No access Nian He
  3. 3. Zusammengehörigkeit von eigentlichem Selbstsein und Gemeinschaft No access Nian He
  4. 4. Gemeinschaft und der Vorrang der Vereinzelung No access Nian He
3. George Tsai
  1. Introduction No access George Tsai
  2. 1. Gratitude: Some Features and Distinctions No access George Tsai
  3. 2. Confucian Perspectives on Gratitude and Obligation No access George Tsai
  4. 3. Western Conceptions on Gratitude and Duties of Gratitude No access George Tsai
  5. 4. Two Accounts of Debt of Gratitude No access George Tsai
  6. 5. Confucian Common Project View No access George Tsai
4. Katharina Bauer
  1. 1. Netze – Die bindende Kraft der Gabe und die Akteure als Knotenpunkte No access Katharina Bauer
  2. 2. Kreise – Mauss’ Tafelrunde, Gemeinschaft und Gemeingut No access Katharina Bauer
  3. 3. Zäsuren – Die Gabe als Lichtung im Kampf um Anerkennung No access Katharina Bauer
  4. 4. Einander begegnen, einander lieben, einander einen Platz geben No access Katharina Bauer
1. Robert von Rimscha
  1. 1. Work Death No access Robert von Rimscha
  2. 2. Withdrawing and Foregoing No access Robert von Rimscha
  3. 3. Reality Check No access Robert von Rimscha
  4. 4. Ethnicity No access Robert von Rimscha
  5. 5. Identity No access Robert von Rimscha
2. Werner J. Patzelt
  1. I. Vorstellungen vom Gemeinwohl No access Werner J. Patzelt
  2. II. Politikmonopol vs. Konfliktmodell mit Minimalkonsens und Mehrheitsprinzip No access Werner J. Patzelt
3. Bernard Bourdin
  1. Introduction No access Bernard Bourdin
  2. 1. Modern politics: its metaphysical foundation and the metaphysical and anthropological effects in which it results No access Bernard Bourdin
  3. 2. The social doctrine of Leo XIII: a hierarchical and organicist alternative to the theories of contract No access Bernard Bourdin
  4. 3. The interpretative model of the common good: Its relevance as a response to the “crisis” of anything that is common in liberal democracies No access Bernard Bourdin
  5. Conclusion: Can the interpretative model of the common good ignore our membership of a common world? No access Bernard Bourdin
4. Fan Hao
  1. Fan Hao
    1. A. The “Abstract Right-Civil Society” Paradox of Property Occupation and Subsistence Distribution No access Fan Hao
    2. B. The Ultimate Ideal and the Ultimate Concern No access Fan Hao
    3. C. Modern Puzzles and Theoretical Assumptions No access Fan Hao
  2. Fan Hao
    1. A. “The Kindness of Society” No access Fan Hao
    2. B. Common Goods as a “Gift” for Ordinary People and the Poor No access Fan Hao
    3. C. “Third Wisdom” No access Fan Hao
  3. Fan Hao
    1. A. Learning to Think Ethically No access Fan Hao
    2. B. Social Goodness No access Fan Hao