The Globalization of Ethics

Religious and Secular Perspectives

William M Sullivan editor Will Kymlicka editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:23rd Jul '07

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Seeks to provide an alternative to post-9/11 pessimism about the ability of serious ethical dialogue to resolve disagreements.

Seeks to provide an alternative to post-9/11 pessimism about the ability of ethical dialogue to resolve disagreements. It begins by acknowledging the problem: on our tightly interconnected planet, entire populations look for moral guidance to religious and cultural traditions, which often stiffen, rather than soften, opposing moral perceptions.Sullivan and Kymlicka seek to provide an alternative to post-9/11 pessimism about the ability of serious ethical dialogue to resolve disagreements and conflict across national, religious, and cultural differences. It begins by acknowledging the gravity of the problem: on our tightly interconnected planet, entire populations look for moral guidance to a variety of religious and cultural traditions, and these often stiffen, rather than soften, opposing moral perceptions. How, then, to set minimal standards for the treatment of persons while developing moral bases for coexistence and cooperation across different ethical traditions? The Globalization of Ethics argues for a tempered optimism in approaching these questions. Its distinguished contributors report on some of the most globally influential traditions of ethical thought in order to identify the resources within each tradition for working toward consensus and accommodation among the ethical traditions that shape the contemporary world.

"...transnational debates about ethics are unavoidable, and the authors of this outstanding collection of essays are to be thanked for helping us to think further about the directions in which such debates -- both within and between traditions -- should develop." -Stephen C. Angle, Wesleyan University, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

ISBN: 9780521873352

Dimensions: 233mm x 155mm x 23mm

Weight: 546g

320 pages