Klepetavi predmeti so postavljeni na mesto osrednjega interpretativnega orodja v razumevanju družbe, družbenih odnosov, kulture. A takšen zastavek nas ne sme zavesti. Klepetavi predmeti se ne ...nanašajo le na določeno skupino, ampak so tudi konstituitivni del družbenih odnosov. Materialna kultura, kot jo poskuša konceptualizirati to uvodno besedilo, torej ni zgolj nekakšen medij za socialne odnose, ampak je sestavni del družbenih odnosov.
Državljanski dnevnik ('Citizen’s Diary') is a unique publication bringing thematisations of past and present issues of active citizenship. The authors, four Slovenians and an American, seek to answer ...the question to what extent are we, as citizens, responsible for the state of public affairs in democratic societies. To do this they reflect on various cases form the period between the Second World War and the end of 20th century.
Some philosophers hold that trust grows fragile when people become too rational. They advocate a retreat from reason and a return to local, traditional values. Others hold that truly rational people ...are both trusting and trustworthy. Everything hinges on what we mean by 'reason' and 'rational'. If these are understood in an egocentric, instrumental fashion, then they are indeed incompatible with trust. With the help of game theory, Martin Hollis argues against that narrow definition and in favour of a richer, deeper notion of reason founded on reciprocity and the pursuit of the common good. Within that framework he reconstructs the Enlightenment idea of citizens of the world, rationally encountering, and at the same time finding their identity in, their multiple commitments to communities both local and universal.
