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A Post-Western Account of Critical Cosmopolitan Social Theory

Being and Acting in a Democratic World

Michael Murphy author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield International

Published:16th Jan '21

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The book offers a critical synthesis of critical theory, decolonial theory and Buddhist/Confucian inspired social theory. It does so as a cosmopolitan endeavour in order to overcome the limitations of these three traditions. The Buddhist/Confucian inspired social theory provides a robust and interpenetrative account of intra and inter-cultural social ontology, critical theory safeguards the individual and decolonial theory forces us to move away from ideals to instead focus on injustices. The approach is a unique and original synthesis of these three traditions. This leads to a conceptually non-western centric account of critical cosmopolitanism and radical democracy. The main themes are eurocentrism, cosmopolitanism, post-individual subjectivity and democracy. In providing such an account it allows for the study of the effects of the lives of those in colonised societies but also provides a mechanism to explore the effects of colonisation on the colonising societies.

ISBN: 9781786615527

Dimensions: 227mm x 161mm x 22mm

Weight: 503g

222 pages