The Globalization of Ethics: Religious and Secular Perspectives by William M. Su

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Seeks to provide an alternative to post-9/11 pessimism about the ability of ethical dialogue to resolve disagreements. It begins by acknowledging the problem: on our tightly interconnected planet, entire populations look for moral guidance to religious and cultural traditions, which often stiffen, rather than soften, opposing moral perceptions.

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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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Seeks 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?

Author Biography

William M. Sullivan is Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and has been Professor of Philosophy at La Salle University, where he is now Associate Faculty. He is co-author of Habits of the Heart, and author of Reconstructing Public Philosophy and Work and Integrity: The Crisis and Promise of Professionalism in America, 2nd edition. Will Kymlicka is Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen's University and visiting professor at the Central European University in Budapest. He has written and edited many titles, including Contemporary Political Philosophy and Multiculturalism in Asia. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, as well as the current President of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: the globalization of ethics Will Kymlicka; 2. Global ethics and the international law tradition Daniel Philpott; 3. Morality and universality in Jewish thought Michael Walzer; 4. Globalization in Christian ethics Max L. Stackhouse; 5. Buddhism and the globalization of ethics Peter Nosco; 6. Muslim perspectives on global ethics Muhammad Khalid Masud; 7. Confucianism: ethical uniformity and diversity Richard Madsen; 8. Natural law, common morality, and particularity Mark C. Murphy; 9. Liberalism and the globalization of ethics Chris Brown; 10. Feminist perspectives on a planetary ethic Kimberley Hutchings; 11. Ethical universalism and particularism: a comparison of outlooks William M. Sullivan.

Review

"...transnational debates about ethics are unavoidable, and the authors of this outstanding collection of essays are to be thanked for helping us to think further about the directions in which such debates -- both within and between traditions -- should develop." -Stephen C. Angle, Wesleyan University, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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Seeks to provide an alternative to post-9/11 pessimism about the ability of serious ethical dialogue to resolve disagreements.

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"...transnational debates about ethics are unavoidable, and the authors of this outstanding collection of essays are to be thanked for helping us to think further about the directions in which such debates -- both within and between traditions -- should develop." -Stephen C. Angle, Wesleyan University, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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Seeks to provide an alternative to post-9/11 pessimism about the ability of serious ethical dialogue to resolve disagreements.

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Seeks to provide an alternative to post-9/11 pessimism about the ability of ethical dialogue to resolve disagreements. It begins by acknowledging the problem: on our tightly interconnected planet, entire populations look for moral guidance to religious and cultural traditions, which often stiffen, rather than soften, opposing moral perceptions.

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Seeks to provide an alternative to post-9/11 pessimism about the ability of ethical dialogue to resolve disagreements. It begins by acknowledging the problem: on our tightly interconnected planet, entire populations look for moral guidance to religious and cultural traditions, which often stiffen, rather than soften, opposing moral perceptions.

Details ISBN0521873355 Short Title GLOBALIZATION OF ETHICS Publisher Cambridge University Press Series Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics (Hardcover) Language English ISBN-10 0521873355 ISBN-13 9780521873352 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 170 Year 2007 Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle Religious and Secular Perspectives Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by William M. Sullivan Author Will Kymlicka Illustrations black & white illustrations Affiliation Queen's University, Ontario DOI 10.1604/9780521873352 UK Release Date 2007-07-23 AU Release Date 2007-07-23 NZ Release Date 2007-07-23 Pages 320 Publication Date 2007-07-23 Alternative 9780511498701 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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