Global Justice and Our Epochal Mind
«This book addresses pressing and indeed momentous issues in an informed, thoughtful, and imaginative manner. The author displays wide range erudition but also deep-cutting thought, as he engages critically with social theorists of the first rank.»
Vincent Colapietro, Pennsylvania State University
Global Justice and the Mind of Our Epoch explores the mind of our epoch, defined as the period since the Nuremberg Trial and the establishment of the United Nations in 1945. Xunwu Chen examines four defining ideas of this epoch—global justice, cosmopolitanism, crimes against humanity, and cultural toleration—as well as the relationships among these ideas. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Lexington Books
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781498596336
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«This book addresses pressing and indeed momentous issues in an informed, thoughtful, and imaginative manner. The author displays wide range erudition but also deep-cutting thought, as he engages critically with social theorists of the first rank.»
Vincent Colapietro, Pennsylvania State University
«Drawing on Aristotelian and continental philosophies, Professor Chen mounts a vigorous defense of global justice, cultural cosmopolitanism, and human rights. He provides sorely needed encouragement in a pessimistic age.»
Andrew J. Nathan, Columbia University