The book by Željko Radinković deals with technology and techné as the central determinants of human existing in the world. Technology follows us throughout our lives, but also the human species since its inception.
Hedonism – is it a universal human trait or a sign of moral turpitude? A classic dilemma. An old but still valuable opinion puts forth the possibility that hedonism is actually connected to the good, virtuous life.
This book is an attempt to draw attention to hermeneutics again as an unavoidable factor in that discourse, and to present the most important positions and methodological problems throughout its history, which is almost as long as the history of philosophy itself.
The thesis of this book is simple: there is room for installing and justifying (as well as, of course, disputing) the idea of “negative engagement.”
“Should the citizenry be encouraged and empowered to participate in deliberative formulation of political decisions and what are the advantages of such participation?”
