Action can only be spontaneous and impulsive if not guided by contemplation; contemplation, on the other hand, may only be luxurious playfulness if not either purposed - or suitable - to motivate action. This volume seeks to prove what may seem self-evident to common sense, but adhering to common sense is never pointless nor excessive. Next to this, `Thinking in Action` is the offspring of friendship, respect and commitment between two academic communities, the Hellenic and the Serbian philosophical communities, that admittedly have a lot in common, especially with regard to philosophy, and hopefully as many differences as needed in order to secure a long-lasting and fertile exchange of ideas; it is also the natural-born child of necessity: philosophy is about argumentation, debate and confrontation. `Thinking in Action` inaugurates Hellenic-Serbian Philosophical Dialogue Series that entertains no hesitation in being as ambitious as any philosophical series could be: it seeks to establish a permanent, wide and rich channel of fruitful philosophical interaction between the two philosophical communities. Having high aspirations is one thing; meeting these aspirations as well as the expectations of the reader is a totally different one. We wish `Thinking in Action`, the first volume of the Hellenic-Serbian Philosophical Dialogue Series, apart from being the initial step of a long journey, will also be a fascinating one to the reader.

George Arabatzis, `Byzantinism and action`
Nikos Erinakis, Hellenic Open University; `Authenticity vs. autonomy: An awkward relationshi`
Željko Kaluđerović, University of Novi Sad; `Held`s concceptualization of globalization proces`
Milenko A. Perović, University of Novi Sad; `Praxis School`
Una Popović, University of Novi Sad; `Aesthetics in Serbian philosophy`
Dragan Prole, University of Novi Sad; `Resistance to othernes`
Evangelos D. Protopapadakis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; `Deception and the notion of autonomy`
Kostas Theologou, National Technical University of Athens `Religion, identity, citizenship: Modern Greek culture and the Europea`