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The Cosmopolitanism Reader
Garrett W. Brown
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Paperback. The world is becoming deeply interconnected, whereby actions in one part of the world can have profound repercussions elsewhere. In a world of overlapping communities of fate, there has been a renewed enthusiasm for thinking about what it is that human beings have in common, and to explore the ethical basis of this. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 38. Weight in Grams: 884.
The world is becoming deeply interconnected, whereby actions in one part of the world can have profound repercussions elsewhere. In a world of overlapping communities of fate, there has been a renewed enthusiasm for thinking about what it is that human beings have in common, and to explore the ethical basis of this. This has led to a renewed interest in examining the normative principles that might underpin efforts to resolve global collective action problems and to ameliorate serious global risks. This project can be referred to as the project of cosmopolitanism.
The world is becoming deeply interconnected, whereby actions in one part of the world can have profound repercussions elsewhere. In a world of overlapping communities of fate, there has been a renewed enthusiasm for thinking about what it is that human beings have in common, and to explore the ethical basis of this. This has led to a renewed interest in examining the normative principles that might underpin efforts to resolve global collective action problems and to ameliorate serious global risks. This project can be referred to as the project of cosmopolitanism.
In response to this renewed cosmopolitan ... Read more
See also David Held's Cosmopolitanism: Ideals and Realities.
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Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
883g
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745648729
SKU
V9780745648729
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About Garrett W. Brown
Edited by David Held, London School of Economics, and Garrett Brown, University of Sheffield.
Reviews for The Cosmopolitanism Reader
"Truly a reader's reader. Compared with other books of its type, it is unusually comprehensive, systematic and digestible." Survival "An excellent centrepiece for a graduate course on cosmopolitan thought and an excellent reference for graduate or undergraduate students seeking a single volume that draws together historical and contemporary cosmopolitan thought." Central ... Read more