van den Brink Moral Sentiments in Modern Society

A New Answer to Classical Questions
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-90-485-2570-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 492 Seiten

Gabriël van den Brink is chair of social administration at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.

Autoren/Hrsg.

van den Brink, Gabriël

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Cover Table of Contents 1 Why this topic? 2 Why the Netherlands? 3 Why now? 4 Personal motives 5 Word of thanks Part 1 Gabriël van den Brink 1 The theory of moral sentiments 2 Morality and society 3 Will the real Adam Smith please stand up? 4 On modernity and modernisation 5 Three fault lines 6 Theories and trends 7 Degrees of modernity 8 The tension between morality and modernity 9 The moral effects of modernity 10 What this book is about Gabriël van den Brink 1 Insights from biology 2 The transcendental order 3 The uniqueness of Christianity? 4 The beginning of the modern era 5 The secularisation of society 6 The moralisation of politics 7 Solidarity at the local level 8 Solidarity at the national level 9 Solidarity at the global level 10 Conclusions Part 2 1 Economic modernisation 2 Political modernisation 3 Cultural modernisation 4 Higher expectations 5 The erosion of institutional frameworks 6 Rise in social mobility 7 Family life 8 Civic life 9 Professional life 10 Conclusions Gabriël van den Brink 1 Secularisation 2 More sports 3 Intense experiences 4 More violence 5 Greater visibility 6 Moving in the wrong direction 7 Decline in tolerance 8 The immigrant problem 9 Moral uncertainty 10 Conclusions Part 3 Paul Dekker, Erik van Ingen & Loek Halman 1 Many deflective reactions 2 Examples of views regarding ‘something higher’ 3 Four types of ideals 4 The link to religion 5 Forms of spirituality 6 Social background 7 Social involvement 8 Motives for helping 9 Characteristics of the volunteers 10 Conclusions Erik van Ingen, Loek Halman & Paul Dekker 1 Two dimensions of modernisation 2 The Netherlands and Europe 3 Changes in values at the individual level 4 Hierarchy of values 5 Values in private life 6 Values of citizenship 7 Decreasing tolerance 8 Public morals stricter 9 The significance of work 10 Conclusions Part 4 Heleen van Luijn & Nicole Maalsté 1 Integrity and openness 2 Problems with the organisation 3 Social commitment 4 Companies in the private sector 5 Social values on three levels 6 Vitality and spirituality 7 Forms of moral deliberation 8 The mission statement 9 Professional codes of conduct 10 Conclusions Karen Woets & Heidi de Mare 1 The status of fantasy novels 2 Two (or more) imaginary worlds 3 Personal relationships 4 Morality and personal development 5 The status of television series 6 Visual qualities of the hospital drama 7 Moments of empathy 8 Visual qualities of police series 9 The rule of law and self-sacrifice 10 Conclusions Part 5 Wieger Bakker, Gabriël van den Brink & Erik van Ingen 1 Lasting religious interest 2 The scale and trend in volunteering 3 Mixed motives 4 Types of development aid 5 Changing images 6 Caring for nature and the environment 7 Social initiatives 8 Rediscovering public values 9 An old and modern phenomenon 10 Conclusions Gabriël van den Brink 1 Spirituality 2 Belief in democracy 3 Human dignity 4 Social involvement 5 Professional life 6 Civic life 7 Intimacy 8 Nature and the environment 9 Cultural modernisation 10 Conclusions Part 6 1 Back to the original question 2 Negative effects 3 Ambivalent or neutral effects 4 Moderately positive effects 5 Clearly positive effects 6 The modernisation of morality 7 The moralisation of modernity 8 A void in the public domain 9 The idealistic side of politics 10 Schism in the public sphere Erik Borgman, Gabriël van den Brink & Paul Dekker† 1 The proliferation of moral ideals 2 The importance of the public imagination 3 The ‘issues’ that matter 4 The fiction of the Public Good 5 The development of ‘civic talk’ Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Gabriël van den Brink is chair of social administration at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.