Another cosmopolitanism

Another cosmopolitanism

by Benhabib, Seyla

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In these two important lectures, distinguished political philosopher Seyla Benhabib argues that since the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, we have entered a phase of global civil society which is governed by cosmopolitan norms of universal justice--norms which are difficult for some to accept as legitimate since they are sometimes in conflict with democratic ideals. In her first lecture, Benhabib argues that this tension can never be fully resolved, but it can be mitigated through the re…

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  • Full title :Another cosmopolitanism. / Seyla Benhabib ; with commentaries by Jeremy Waldron, Bonnie Honig, Will Kymlicka ; edited and introduced by Robert Post.

Summary

In these two important lectures, distinguished political philosopher Seyla Benhabib argues that since the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, we have entered a phase of global civil society which is governed by cosmopolitan norms of universal justice--norms which are difficult for some to accept as legitimate since they are sometimes in conflict with democratic ideals. In her first lecture, Benhabib argues that this tension can never be fully resolved, but it can be mitigated through the renegotiation of the dual commitments to human rights and sovereign self-determination. Her second lect.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2006.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xii, 206 p.)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780195346039, 0195346033
  • oclc:ocn938481672
  • LC Classification:JZ1308
  • Dewey Decimal:306.01

Subjects

Citizenship Citoyenneté mondiale Cosmopolitanism Cosmopolitisme Droits de l'homme (Droit international) Folkrätt Human rights Law -- Philosophy Mänskliga rättigheter Världsmedborgarskap World citizenship

Writers

Benhabib, Seyla Honig, Bonnie Kymlicka, Will Post, Robert Waldron, Jeremy

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