Derrida, Jacques
On Cosmopolitanism and Forgiveness (Thinking in Action)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780415227124
- author:
- Derrida, Jacques
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2001
- Pages:
- 94
- Dimensions:
- 129mm X 198mm
- Genre:
- Cultural studies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
This collection of essays explores one of the most pressing issues in contemporary thought: cosmopolitanism. Two leading thinkers, Jacques Derrida and Richard Rorty, examine how to uphold international hospitality and justice in the face of increasing nationalism and hostility towards refugees.
They consider whether the ideals of rights enshrined in liberty, equality, and fraternity implicit in global cosmopolitanism are sustainable when the concept of rights is problematic. They also ponder what duties and rights have to do with hospitality and whether it should be grounded on a private or public ethic.
The discussion turns to the role of the city versus the state in protecting basic freedoms, raising fundamental questions about the nature of justice, hospitality, and human rights in an increasingly complex world.
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