Cosmopolitanism : a philosophy for global ethics
Stan van Hooft.
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Stocksfield : Acumen , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (207 p.). - v, 200 p.
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| Opplysninger | Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Cosmopolitanism and patriotism; 2. Human rights; 3. Global justice; 4. Lasting peace; 5. Towards a global community; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - Cosmopolitanism is a demanding and contentious moral position. It urges us to embrace the whole world into our moral concerns and to apply the standards of impartiality and equity across boundaries of nationality, race, religion or gender in a way that would have been unheard of even fifty years ago. It suggests a range of virtues which the cosmopolitan individual should display: virtues such as tolerance, justice, pity, righteous indignation at injustice, generosity toward the poor and starving, care for the global environment, and the willingness to take responsibility for change on a global
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| ISBN | 1-283-45678-8. - 1-315-71157-5. - 1-317-49235-8. - 1-84465-444-3. - 9786613456786
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