Cosmopolitanism
Ethics in a World of Strangers
$36.45
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2008
Summary
A groundbreaking work which puts forward convincing new ideas for coping with the world’s divisions.
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,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141027814 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141027819 |
| Author: | Kwame Anthony Appiah |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2008 |
| Weight: | 169g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 13mm |
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About The Author
Kwame Anthony Appiah
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.
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