The globalization of ethics : religious and secular perspectives / edited by William M. Sullivan, Will Kymlicka.
Sullivan and Kymlicka seek to provide an alternative to post-9/11 pessimism about the ability of serious ethical dialogue to resolve disagreements and conflict across national, religious, and cultural differences. It begins by acknowledging the gravity of the problem: on our tightly interconnected p...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
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| Series: | Ethikon series in comparative ethics.
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| Summary: | Sullivan and Kymlicka seek to provide an alternative to post-9/11 pessimism about the ability of serious ethical dialogue to resolve disagreements and conflict across national, religious, and cultural differences. It begins by acknowledging the gravity of the problem: on our tightly interconnected planet, entire populations look for moral guidance to a variety of religious and cultural traditions, and these often stiffen, rather than soften, opposing moral perceptions. How, then, to set minimal standards for the treatment of persons while developing moral bases for coexistence and cooperation across different ethical traditions? The Globalization of Ethics argues for a tempered optimism in approaching these questions. Its distinguished contributors report on some of the most globally influential traditions of ethical thought in order to identify the resources within each tradition for working toward consensus and accommodation among the ethical traditions that shape the contemporary world. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 305 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-295) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511350177 0511350171 0511348347 9780511348341 9780511498701 0511498705 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511498701 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |