Cosmopolitanism
Ethics in a World of Strangers
Published on 1. November 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-14-102781-4 (ISBN)
Description
This landmark work challenges the separatist doctrines which have come to dominate our understanding of the world. Appiah revives the ancient philosophy of Cosmopolitanism, which dates back to the Cynics of the 4th century, as a means of understanding the complex world of today. Arguing that we concentrate too much on what makes us different rather than recognising our common humanity, Appiah explores how we can act ethically in a globalised world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
182 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-102781-4 (9780141027814)
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09/2015
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€9.49
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Person
Kwame Anthony Appiah is Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. He was born in Ghana and educated at Cambridge. His previous work includes My Father's House, Thinking it Through and The Ethics of Identity. He is co-editor of Africana.