1st Edition
Moral Imagination and the Search for Meaning The Art of Being Human
1. To Be Human—On Authenticity and Responsibility 2. Living as a Work of Art 3. Je est un autre 4. Living Truthfully in a Curated World 5. Human Vulnerability and the Ability to Pay Attention 6. The Emotional Basis of Moral Action Epilogue: The Fragile Work of Love and Democracy
Biography
Emma Engdahl is Professor of Sociology at Gothenburg University, Sweden.
"This book has a high value for anybody working professionally or personally for helping people to handle their living in modern society. It covers a range of relevant literature in the field and has a clear direction of taking empathic and moral questions to the front even in social philosophical research, to which it contributes substantially."
Lars-Erik Berg, Professor Emeritus in Social Psychology at the University of Skovde, Sweden
”Moral Imagination and the Search for Meaning is an interesting, philosophically well-founded book. An interesting new presentation of timeless topics, it will be important to many fields and many readers including those in sociology, psychology and philosophy, as well as to historians of ideas and professional therapists.”
Sven-Eric Liedman, Professor Emeritus, University of Gothenburg
The subtitle of Emma Engdahl's delightful new book, summarizes her intellectual journey so well. Her delightful poetic style allows her to gracefully and personally dance across the steppingstones of The Art of Being Human by linking theory and biography, interpretation and performance, meaning and emotion to conclude that we become visible through others--simply masterful!
Joseph A. Kotarba, Professor of Sociology, Texas State University
