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Identifies different ways of thinking about ethics, and of thinking ethically about international and global relations.
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World Ethics: The New Agenda identifies different ways of thinking about ethics, and of thinking ethically about international and global relations. It also considers several theories of world ethics in the context of issues such as war and peace, world poverty, the environment and the United Nations.Key Features:* Rejects the idea of international scepticism and the 'morality of states'* Demonstrates the distinction between a global ethic as a theory and as social reality* Defends the claim that we are world citizens with global duties The second edition has been substantially revised to take account of recent global developments. The discussion is grounded in an awareness of the post-9/11 world in which we live and offers a more detailed exploration of the idea of global citizenship and a global or cosmopolitan ethic. There are new sections on terrorism and security and on global justice, and additional material on issues such as climate change, internationalist ethics, the ethics of war, sustainability, development, globalisation, global civil society and global governance. Each chapter now has a summary box at the beginning and a set of questions for discussion at the end.
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Edinburgh Studies in World EthicsSeries Editor: Nigel DowerWorld EthicsThe New AgendaSecond EditionNigel Dower World Ethics: The New Agenda identifies different ways ofthinking about ethics, and of thinking ethically about international andglobal relations. It also considers several theories of world ethics inthe context of issues such as war and peace, world poverty, theenvironment and the United Nations.Key Features:* Rejects the idea of international scepticism and the 'morality ofstates'* Demonstrates the distinction between a global ethic as a theory and associal reality* Defends the claim that we are world citizens with global duties The second edition has been substantially revised to take account ofrecent global developments. The discussion is grounded in an awarenessof the post-9/11 world in which we live and offers a more detailedexploration of the idea of global citizenship and a global or cosmopolitan ethic. There are new sections on terrorism and security and on global justice, and additional material on issues such as climate change, internationalist ethics, the ethics of war, sustainability, development, globalisation, global civil society and global governance. Each chapter now has a summary box at the beginning and a set of questions for discussion at the end.Nigel Dower is Honorary Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Universityof Aberdeen, and an academic consultant on 'cosmopolitan agendas'. He is author of An Introduction to Global Citizenship (EUP, 2003) and co-editor of Global Citizenship: A Critical Reader (EUP, 2002). He is series editor of Edinburgh Studies in World Ethics . From 2002 to 2006 he was President of the International Development Ethics Association, and in January 2007 he received an Honorary Doctorate (DTheol) from the University of Uppsala for his work on global ethics.
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Edinburgh Studies in World EthicsSeries Editor: Nigel DowerWorld EthicsThe New AgendaSecond EditionNigel Dower World Ethics: The New Agenda identifies different ways ofthinking about ethics, and of thinking ethically about international andglobal relations. It also considers several theories of world ethics inthe context of issues such as war and peace, world poverty, theenvironment and the United Nations.Key Features:* Rejects the idea of international scepticism and the 'morality ofstates'* Demonstrates the distinction between a global ethic as a theory and associal reality* Defends the claim that we are world citizens with global dutiesThe second edition has been substantially revised to take account ofrecent global developments. The discussion is grounded in an awarenessof the post-9/11 world in which we live and offers a more detailedexploration of the idea of global citizenship and a global or cosmopolitan ethic. There are new sections on terrorism and security and on global justice, and additional material on issues such as climate change, internationalist ethics, the ethics of war, sustainability, development, globalisation, global civil society and global governance. Each chapter now has a summary box at the beginning and a set of questions for discussion at the end.Nigel Dower is Honorary Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Universityof Aberdeen, and an academic consultant on 'cosmopolitan agendas'. He is author of An Introduction to Global Citizenship (EUP, 2003) and co-editor of Global Citizenship: A Critical Reader (EUP, 2002). He is series editor of Edinburgh Studies in World Ethics . From 2002 to 2006 he was President of the International Development Ethics Association, and in January 2007 he received an Honorary Doctorate (DTheol) from the University of Uppsala for his work on global ethics.
Author Biography
Nigel Dower is Honorary Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen. He is author of An Introduction to Global Citizenship (EUP, 2003) and co-editor of Global Citizenship: A Critical Reader (EUP, 2002). He is series editor of Edinburgh Studies in World Ethics.
Table of Contents
Preface; Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction; Part I: Theories; 1. World Ethics: An Ethical Taxonomy; 2. International and Global Scepticism; 3. Internationalism and Communitarianism; 4. Cosmopolitan Theories; 5. Cosmopolitanism and Community; Part II: Applications; 6. Peace and War; 7. Aid, Trade and Development; 8. The Environment; 9. Which Way Forward? Globalisation, Global Governance and Global Ethics; Bibliography; Index.
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World Ethics: The New Agenda identifies different ways of thinking about ethics, and of thinking ethically about international and global relations. It also considers several theories of world ethics in the context of issues such as war and peace, world poverty, the environment and the United Nations.Key Features:* Rejects the idea of international scepticism and the 'morality of states'* Demonstrates the distinction between a global ethic as a theory and as social reality* Defends the claim that we are world citizens with global duties The second edition has been substantially revised to take account of recent global developments. The discussion is grounded in an awareness of the post-9/11 world in which we live and offers a more detailed exploration of the idea of global citizenship and a global or cosmopolitan ethic. There are new sections on terrorism and security and on global justice, and additional material on issues such as climate change, internationalist ethics, the ethics of war, sustainability, development, globalisation, global civil society and global governance. Each chapter now has a summary box at the beginning and a set of questions for discussion at the end.
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World Ethics: The New Agenda identifies different ways of thinking about ethics, and of thinking ethically about international and global relations. It also considers several theories of world ethics in the context of issues such as war and peace, world poverty, the environment and the United Nations. Key Features Rejects the idea of international scepticism and the 'morality of states' Demonstrates the distinction between a global ethic as a theory and as social reality Defends the claim that we are world citizens with global duties The second edition has been substantially revised to take account of recent global developments. The discussion is grounded in an awareness of the post-9/11 world in which we live and offers a more detailed exploration of the idea of global citizenship and a global or cosmopolitan ethic. There are new sections on terrorism and security and on global justice, and additional material on issues such as climate change, internationalist ethics, the ethics of war, sustainability, development, globalisation, global civil society and global governance. Each chapter now has a summary box at the beginning and a set of questions for discussion at the end.
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Globalisation; Political Philosophy; Politics and International Relations; International Economy; Ethics; Moral Philosophy; Developmental Studies.
Details ISBN0748632719 Author Nigel Dower Short Title WORLD ETHICS 2/E Publisher Edinburgh University Press Series Edinburgh Studies in World Ethics Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0748632719 ISBN-13 9780748632718 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2007 Imprint Edinburgh University Press Subtitle The New Agenda Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780748608249 Birth 1942 DOI 10.1604/9780748632718 UK Release Date 2007-09-11 NZ Release Date 2007-09-11 Translator Richard Mitten Edited by Johanna Spanke Affiliation Winchester College, UK Position Classics Teacher Qualifications R.N., B.S.N., Ocn Pages 248 Publication Date 2007-09-11 DEWEY 172.4 Audience General AU Release Date 2008-01-01 Edition Description 2nd New edition Alternative 9780748632701 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this
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