Living With Others: On Friendship and Tolerance

Friendship and tolerance are deepened from 20 centuries of Western philosophy and literature
Current and socially relevant
Why do we let our happiness depend on someone else? Are there still people who just do something, out of friendship? How can a marriage end in divorce? Should we take into account the presence of 'others' when developing society?
An 'appropriate' interaction between people, both interpersonally and socially, is not self-evident. History shows that. You experience that every day. That is what poetry, novels and plays are about. Thinkers have delved into that.
What is the essence of friendship and betrayal, tolerance and rejection? Walter van Reusel probes this from philosophical, historical, psychological and sociological perspectives. He quotes surprising literary fragments. And naturally he stumbles upon other current themes: identity, democracy, rights, love, politics, multiculturalism and racism.
In eleven illuminating philosophical essays, Van Reusel poses intriguing questions. Easy certainties are shattered. New perspectives emerge. A book like a magnifying glass.
WALTER VAN REUSEL teaches philosophy and ethics at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, campus De Nayer (Mechelen) and campus Vlekho (Brussels). For Life or Death. Over Difficult Borders, also published by Davidsfonds/Leuven, he received the Max Wildiers Prize for the essay.