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Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers
Author(s): Kwame Anthony Appiah (Author)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Publication Date: 1 Nov. 2007
- Language: English
- Print length: 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 0008251398
- ISBN-13: 9780141027814
Book Description
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, Appiah explores how we can act ethically in a globalised world.
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About the Author
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.
