| On Cosmopolitanism and Forgiveness Contributor(s): Derrida, Jacques (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415227127 ISBN-13: 9780415227124 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $31.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: One of the world's most famous philosophers, Jacques Derrida, explores difficult questions in this important and engaging book. Is it still possible to uphold international hospitality and justice in the face of increasing nationalism and civil strife in so many countries? Drawing on examples of treatment of minority groups in Europe, he skillfully and accessibly probes the thinking that underlies much of the practice, and rhetoric, that informs cosmopolitanism. What have duties and rights to do with hospitality? Should hospitality be grounded in a private or public ethic, or even a religious one? This fascinating book will be illuminating reading for all. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 320.011 |
| LCCN: 2001016110 |
| Series: Thinking in Action |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 5.09" W x 7.79" (0.20 lbs) 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the world's most famous philosophers, Jacques Derrida, explores difficult questions in this important and engaging book. Is it still possible to uphold international hospitality and justice in the face of increasing nationalism and civil strife in so many countries? Drawing on examples of treatment of minority groups in Europe, he skilfully and accessibly probes the thinking that underlies much of the practice, and rhetoric, that informs cosmopolitanism. What have duties and rights to do with hospitality? Should hospitality be grounded on a private or public ethic, or even a religious one? This fascinating book will be illuminating reading for all. |