The cosmopolitan tradition: a noble but flawed ideal

The cosmopolitan tradition begins with Diogenes, who claimed as his identity "citizen of the world." Martha Nussbaum traces the cosmopolitan ideal from ancient times to the present, weighing its limitations as well as merits. Using the capabilities approach, Nussbaum seeks to integrate the...

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Main Author: Nussbaum, Martha Craven 1947- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
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Keywords:
Cosmopolitanism > Philosophy
Weltbürgertum > Philosophie > Geschichte
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Summary:The cosmopolitan tradition begins with Diogenes, who claimed as his identity "citizen of the world." Martha Nussbaum traces the cosmopolitan ideal from ancient times to the present, weighing its limitations as well as merits. Using the capabilities approach, Nussbaum seeks to integrate the "noble but flawed" vision of world citizenship with cosmopolitanism's concern with moral and political justice for all.--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:309 Seiten
ISBN:9780674052499