Cosmopolitan Tradition - A Noble But Flawed Ideal

The cosmopolitan political tradition defines people not according to nationality, family, or class but as equally worthy citizens of the world. Nussbaum pursues this "noble but flawed" vision, confronting its inherent tensions over material distribution, differential abilities, and the ideological conflicts inherent to pluralistic societies.

About the author

Martha C. Nussbaum is the author of The Fragility of Goodness, The Monarchy of Fear, and Citadels of Pride, among other works. She is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, where she is in the Law School and Philosophy Department. She has received three of the world’s most significant awards for humanities and social science: the Kyoto Prize, the Berggruen Prize, and the 2021 Holberg Prize.

Summary

The cosmopolitan political tradition defines people not according to nationality, family, or class but as equally worthy citizens of the world. Martha Nussbaum pursues this "noble but flawed" vision, confronting its inherent tensions over material distribution, differential abilities, and the ideological conflicts inherent to pluralistic societies.

Product details

• Authors: Martha C. Nussbaum
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780674052499
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05249-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Ethik, Kulturanthropologie, Philosophie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber, Soziale und politische Philosophie, Ethik und Moralphilosophie, Moralphilosophie, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethos, Philosophie / Ethik, Anthropologie / Kulturanthropologie, Philosophie / Moralphilosophie, Philosophie / Gesellschaft, Politik, Staat, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Popular philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy