| The Limits of Cosmopolis: Ethics and Provinciality in the Dialogue of Cultures Contributor(s): Nakayama, Thomas K. (Editor), Glenister Roberts, Kathleen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1433121921 ISBN-13: 9781433121920 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $107.97 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Philosophy | Movements - Existentialism |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 2014000355 |
| Series: Critical Intercultural Communication Studies |
| Physical Information: 187 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is concerned with cosmopolitanism - a privileged notion of world citizenship - and whether or not a cosmopolitan position is conducive to human flourishing when its preoccupation is aesthetic. The Limits of Cosmopolis addresses the question of how human life is organized: Is it possible to be a citizen of the world ? Is there a difference between avowing that identity for oneself and morally and ethically making a commitment to others? What are the implications for communication - for a real dialogue of cultures? Because the identity claim to cosmopolitanism brings particular challenges to intercultural dialogue, the author argues that alternative routes to transnational human rights - to moral and ethical commitment and communication - are crucial. This book is interested in those alternative routes, in a more just organization of human life. It considers the ways in which a cosmopolitan identity may exacerbate intercultural conflicts rather than alleviating them as well as exploring its implications for intercultural interactions. |