How to shape today\u27s society? Zygmunt Bauman\u27s reflections as a question and challenge

Autor u članku predstavlja neke od misli Zygmunta Baumana, sociologa nedovoljno poznatog široj hrvatskoj javnosti. Pozornost usmjerava na njegovo shvaćanje odnosa slobode i sigurnosti, estetske i etičke zajednice, kao i na pitanje multikulturalnosti, posebice stoga što su ovi pojmovi važni za razvoj društva u Hrvatskoj. U raspravama i različitim napisima ti se pojmovi često rabe bez kontekstualizacije i bez dubljega promišljanja njihova značenja, što vodi k njihovoj ideološkoj upotrebi. Umjesto zaključka autor promišlja o mogućoj teološkoj interpretaciji nekih od Baumanovih razmišljanja, posebice onoga o ostvarenju etičke zajednice, kao i o pitanju slobode.The author acquaints us with the thought of Zygmunt Bauman, a sociologist not widely known to the Croatian public. The article focuses on Bauman\u27s understanding of the relationship between freedom and security in an aesthetical and ethical community. It also addresses the issue of multiculturalism. The author concludes that these notions may be important for the development of Croatian society. In public discussions and in the media these notions are often used without contextual reference and deeper reflection of their meaning. This results in the deliberate misuse of such terms for ideological purposes. Finally, the author reflects on possible theological interpretations of Bauman\u27s thought, in particular the creation of an ethical community and the question of freedom