Thinking differently about cosmopolitanism : theory, eccentricity, and the globalized world / Marianna Papastephanou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Papastephanou, Marianna, author.

Series:

Interventions (Routledge (Firm))

Interventions series : education, philosophy, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmopolitanism.

Globalization--Political aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cosmopolitanism and relevant notions are widely discussed in philosophy of education and educational studies more generally. There is a vast literature on the topic that often invites conceptual discussion and requires some work in the direction of crucial clarifications. Thinking Differently About Cosmopolitanism argues that a new conception of cosmopolitanism is needed and addresses this need by formulating a conception of cosmopolitanism as an "eccentric" ethico-political ideal. Such cosmopolitanism is eccentric in the sense that it decenters the self, it cultivates centrifugal virtues, and it questions the concern for the globally enriched self. In this book, Papastephanou lays the foundation for a more refined conception of the topic, and provides a fruitful interdisciplinary discussion of its relation to globalization, Eurocentricism, developmentalism, and modernity.

Contents:

Setting up the new cosmopolitanism

Eccentric cosmopolitanism and a globalized world

Critique of globalist positions

Identity versus difference dilemmas

Home, homelessness and the cosmopolitan self

Who's cosmopolitan?

Cosmopolitanism and patriotism as boundary discourses

Importance of conceptual reconsiderations

Revisiting patriotism

Patriotism, cosmopolitanism and justice

Reflections on an all-encompassing conception of cosmopolitanism.

Notes:

First published 2012 by Paradigm Publishers.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-317-25052-4

1-317-25053-2

1-315-63160-1

1-61205-222-3

9781315631608

OCLC:

828736802