Refugeestowards a Politics Ofcb

In Refugees, Nathan Bell argues for nothing less than a new concept of the political: that societies (liberal or not, in the mode of the sovereign state or some other form) embrace an ethos of responsibility for others, where the right to seek asylum becomes foundational for politics itself.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter One: Hannah Arendt and the Right to Have Rights
Chapter Two: Levinas and Political Responsibility
Chapter Three: Derrida and Unconditional Hospitality
Chapter Four: Limitations of the Right to Have Rights: the Case of Denmark
Chapter Five: The Problem with the Kindertransport
Chapter Six: Cities of Asylum
Chapter Seven: France Alone
Chapter Eight: Athena's Gesture: Asylum and Greek Tragedy
Coda: Of Missing Persons

About the author

By Nathan Bell

Summary

Nathan Bell argues for nothing less than a new concept of the political: that societies (liberal or not, in the mode of the sovereign state or some other form) embrace an ethos of responsibility for others, where the right to seek asylum becomes foundational for politics itself.

Product details

• Authors: Nathan Bell, Bell Nathan
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 18 to 22
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781786614186
• ISBN: 978-1-78661-418-6
• Series: Philosophical Projections
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Human Rights, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Civics & citizenship