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Seyla Benhabib - Another Cosmopolitanism - 9780195369878 - V9780195369878
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Another Cosmopolitanism

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Description for Another Cosmopolitanism Paperback. Series: The Berkeley Tanner Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; LBBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
In these two important lectures, distinguished political philosopher Seyla Benhabib argues that since the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, we have entered a phase of global civil society which is governed by cosmopolitan norms of universal justice -- norms which are difficult for some to accept as legitimate since they are in conflict with democratic ideals. In her first lecture, Benhabib argues that this tension can never be fully resolved, but it can be mitigated through the renegotiation of the dual commitments to human rights and sovereign self-determination. Her second lecture develops this idea in detail, with special ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
The Berkeley Tanner Lectures
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195369878
SKU
V9780195369878
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99-10

About Seyla Benhabib
Seyla Benbahib is Eugene Meyer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale University.

Reviews for Another Cosmopolitanism
This innovative rethinking of basic elements of liberal democracy in a global perspective, together with the probing criticisms of her distinguished commentators and her responses to them, offer the reader a superabundance of concentrated political-theoretical insight.
Thomas McCarthy, John C. Shaffer Distinguished Professor of the Humanities, Northwestern University

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