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"