Identity, Political Freedom, and Collective Responsibility

The Pillars and Foundations of Global Ethics
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-36582-8
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 245 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 4287 g

Reihe: Future of Minority Studies

Eddy M. Souffrant calls for a reassessment of the starting points of moral, social, and political philosophy that takes into account the actual living circumstances of persons living the 21st century.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Souffrant, E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART I: CONCEPTIONS OF IDENTITY 1. Introduction 2. Singular and Collective Identity 3. Linguistic and Racial Identity 4. Using History and Nation to Be 5. From Regional to Global Identity 6. Contextual Identities 7. Oppressive Liberties 8. Emancipatory Identities 9. Composite Identities 10. Whence does a Writer Derive her Sense of Identity? 11. Caribbean Philosophy: In Guise of a Conclusion PART II: LIBERALISM BEYOND BORDERS 1. Philosophy and Contemporary Realities 2. David Held's Cosmopolitan Democracy 3. Sovereignty, Democracy, and Globalization 4. Transnational Ethics, Multiple Appurtenance and Anarchy 5. Informal Democracy 6. Informal Citizens: Immigrants or Refugees 7. Searching Freedoms: Political Representation in Informal Democracies 8. Public Accountability 9. Inclusion and Accountability 10. Toward a Collective Responsibility PART III: ETHICS AND COLLECTIVITY 1. Morality in an Unpredictable World 2. Moral Philosophy in the Present 3. On Being Moral 4. 3 Conceptions of Collective Responsibility 5. Examples of Collective Responsibility in Practice 6. Conclusion PART IV: THOUGHTS ON A CARIBBEAN PHILOSOPHY AND HOW NOT TO DO GLOBAL ETHICS 1. Introduction 2. Africana Cosmopolitanism 3. Allegiance, Global Ideologies, Contemporary Directions 4. Radicalism à la Mode or Outmoded 5. Global Justice 6. Collective Responsibility 7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Author Eddy M. Souffrant: Eddy Marcel Souffrant is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.
Author Eddy M. Souffrant: Eddy Marcel Souffrant is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.