: Arthur Kleinman
: What Really Matters Living a Moral Life amidst Uncertainty and Danger
: Oxford University Press, USA
: 9780198039990
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: CHF 33.50
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: Sonstiges
: English
Here we meet a French-American woman aiding refugees in sub-Saharan Africa, facing the chaos of a society where life has become meaningless. A Chinese doctor trying to stay alive during Mao's cultural revolution. These individuals found themselves caught in circumstances where those things that matter most to them--their desires, status, relationships, resources, political and religious commitments, life itself--have been challenged by the society around them. Each is caught up in existential moral experiences that define what it means to be human, with an intensity that makes their life narratives arresting.