Reconsidering Cosmopolitanism and Forgiveness - Arendt, Derrida, and 'Care for the World'

Grounded in the thought of two radical continental thinkers, Hannah Arendt and Jacques Derrida, this book presents a world-centric 'caring' conceptualisation of cosmopolitanism and forgiveness. It develops political theory of repairing and cultivating the relationships which constitute our human community.

List of contents

Introduction / 1. Derrida: On Forgiveness and on cosmopolitanism / 2. Arendt: On forgiveness and 'care for the world' / 3. Caring Cosmopolitanism: Worldly Stories and narrative voices / 4. Caring in Time: Negotiating the gap 'between past and future' / Conclusion / Bibliography

About the author

Christopher J. Peys is a Rotary International Global Grant Scholar and an award winning educator at the University of St. Andrews. As an international political theorist, his work seeks to address questions about global justice, international ethics, and transitional justice. He has contributed to EInternational Relations, TheRiskyShift.com, and interned at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C.

Summary

Grounded in the thought of two radical continental thinkers, Hannah Arendt and Jacques Derrida, this book presents a world-centric ‘caring’ conceptualisation of cosmopolitanism and forgiveness. It develops political theory of repairing and cultivating the relationships which constitute our human community.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Peys
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781538148297
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-4829-7
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Reframing the Boundaries: Thinking the Political
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy