About this title: Reviving the ancient philosophy of "Cosmopolitanism," a school of thought that dates to the Cynics of the fourth century BCE, Appiah traces its influence through history to show how Western intellectuals and leaders have wildly exaggerated the power of difference--and neglected the power of one.
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Date Published: 2006
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Date Published: 2006
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Date Published: 2007-02-01
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Date Published: 2007
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Date Published: 2007
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Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 224 pages. Challenges the separatist doctrines which have come to dominate our understanding of the world. this work revives the ancient philosophy of cosmopolitanism, which dates back to the cynics of the 4th century, as a means of understanding the complex world. (Paperback) read more
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Date Published: 2006
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York and London
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780393061550ISBN:0393061558
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"The best idea I noticed in reading this book was that while we might not be able to agree with other cultures, and we might not even understand other cultures, we can at least get used to other cultures. And it turns out that being used to another culture gets us a lot more than it might seem at first."
"This is a nice but rather toothless book on the liberal commitment to tolerance: "I am human. Nothing human is alien to me." A very worthy sentiment, but we need strong political action unhindered by worries about being "tolerant of intolerance." Without a strong program of action to back them up, fine sentiments about tolerance remain just that and no more."
"I don't always find books by philosophers easy to read, but I think that's just because I often don't understand the shorthand references to "Hegalian" perspectives and such that require a knowledge of philosophy to interpret.
But this book is a really nicely balanced discussion of Appiah's personal history, globalism (or cosmopolitanism in the author's terminology) and ethics. It goes beyond the simplicity of 'multiculturalism' or 'globalization' to investigate and value the ways in which we are all different as well as the same, balancing the need to recognize the diversity and unity of humanity in order to get along."
"As a student of philosophy, and as a person genuinely interested in the type of project that Appiah pursues herein, I became increasingly frustrated with his work here. In an attempt to avoid metaphysical claims--and the subsequent alienation such notions entail--but, in the process, fails to come up with a coherent theory for dealing with these issues. His examples and storytelling feel frequently like counterexamples as much as examples to make his points.
I was very interested in Appiah's project and feel like I was putting forth a sympathetic ear in reading his work. In addition, contemporary ethical projects necessitate the sort of global thinking and trans-cultural realities he brings into the conversation. We need to think in a more thorough and grounded way than ethical theory, generally speaking, has managed to do. I am not denying that many ethicists are interested in engaging these ideas, but the flexibility that Appiah orchestrates is genuinely intriguing. Unfortunately, by dancing around universal and metaphysical claims the way he does, Appiah suggests solid ground that he subsequently ignores in his writing. That is, I argue Appiah does make metaphysical claims he ignores in order to make his project sound more successful than it is.
The idea of cosmopolitanism--in some form or another--is one route to articulating a trans-boundary ethic in a global age. And, indeed, I find Appiah's project of great importance. What I left the book feeling, though, is that someone needs to make more solid claims than he does and to articulate, and in fact argue, a theory that Appiah avoids. In the introduction, Appiah jests that philosophers do not frequently write "really useful books." Perhaps he takes his own joke too much to heart by avoiding more meaningful claims in the rest of the text."
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