Identity, political freedom, and collective responsibility : the pillars and foundations of global ethics / Eddy M. Souffrant.
Motivated by the observation that our current social and political theories do not properly account for the actual living circumstances of persons living the 21st century, this book calls for a reassessment of the starting points of moral, social, and political philosophy. Souffrant recognizes that,...
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Future of minority studies.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. Identity: Collective identity; Common identity: linguistic and racial identity; Using history and nation as structures of identity; From regional to global identity; Créole, Créolité, Créolization; Contextual identities; Identity and social negotiations; Contemporary optionsPineau's reminder: the creative process; Caribbean philosophy: in guide of a conclusion
- Part II. Democratices: Thoughts of Information Democracy, Moral Prescription, Globalization, and Sovereignty: The polity; Global democracy and sovereign international agents; Lessons for global democracy; transnational ethics; Migration; Searching for freedoms; Inclusion and accountability; Toward a collective responsibility
- Part III. Morality: Morality, Unpredictability, and Collective Responsibility: Morality in an unpredictable world; On being moral; Three conceptions of collective responsibility; Examples of collective responsibility in practice
- Part IV. Conclusion: Thoghts on a Caribbean Philosophy and on How Not to Do Global Ethics: Africana modernity, global justice and collective responsibility; Allegiance, global ideologies, contemporary directions; Radicalism à la mode or outmoded; Collective responsibility revisited.