Contemporary cosmopolitanism / Angela Taraborrelli ; translated by Ian McGilvray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taraborrelli, Angela, author.

Contributor:

McGilvray, Ian, translator.

Series:

Bloomsbury studies in political philosophy

Bloomsbury political philosophy

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Cosmopolitanism.

Social justice.

Common good.

Internationalism.

Physical Description:

xv, 142 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.

Summary:

"Contemporary Cosmopolitanism is the first, much-needed, introduction to contemporary political cosmopolitanism. Although it has its roots in classical philosophy and politics, Cosmopolitanism has undergone a major revival in the last forty years, stirring far-reaching and intense international debates.Cosmopolitanism is a way of thought and life which entails an identification of the individual with the whole humankind, and implies a moral obligation to promote social and political justice at the global level. Contemporary cosmopolitanism reflects a global state that is already in itself highly cosmopolitan, and represents an attempt to solve the new problems raised by this situation, to reappraise a number of traditional conceptual categories in the light of changes having already occurred or that are still taking place, to develop new ones, as well as to encourage and guide political-institutional reform projects.Taraborrelli provides clear descriptions of the three main forms of contemporary cosmopolitanism - moral, political-legal and cultural - described through the thought of various figures representative of the more significant approaches: Appiah, Archibugi, Beitz, Benhabib, Bhabha, Held, Kaldor, Nussbaum, Pogge, Sousa Santos. This book provides a sound and comprehensive basis for the study of cosmopolitanism, ideal as a starting point for the discussion of issues of widespread interest such as human rights, global justice, migration, multiculturalism"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Preface

1. Moral cosmopolitanism. Charles Beitz: state autonomy, international relations, and cosmopolitanism

Thomas Pogge: cosmopolitan responsibilities and reforms

Martha Nussbaum: cosmopolitanism and capabilities approach

Objections to moral cosmopolitanism

2. Political-legal cosmopolitanism. Mary Kaldor and the cosmopolitan civil society

David Held: the cosmopolitan social democracy

Daniele Archibugi and the global commonwealth of citizens

Seyla Benhabib: cosmopolitanism and just membership

Boaventura de Sousa Santos: subaltern cosmopolitanism

Objections to cosmopolitan democracy

3. Cultural cosmopolitanism. Cosmopolitanism concerning culture and self

Cultural cosmopolitanism from below

Anthony Kwame Appiah: rooted cosmopolitanism and cosmopolitan conversation

Homi Bhabha: vernacular cosmopolitanism

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472535559

1472535553

9781472535566

1472535561

OCLC:

893894244

Online:

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