Political Responsibility for a Globalised World : After Levinas' Humanism
Wolff, Ernst
Political Responsibility for a Globalised World : After Levinas' Humanism - Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 20110515
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The aim of this book is to reflect on the complex practice of responsibility within the context of a globalised world and contemporary means of action. Levinas' exploration of the ethical serves as point of entry and is shown to be seeking inter-cultural political relevance through engagement with the issues of postcoloniality and humanism. Yet, Levinas fails to realise the ethical implications of the inevitable instrumental mediation between ethical meaning and political practice. With recourse to Weber, Apel and Ricoeur, Ernst Wolff proposes a theory of strategic co-responsibility for the uncertain global context of practice.
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Social & political philosophy
Philosophy Responsibility Humanism Politics Globalisation Levinas Human Globalization Political Philosophy Philosophy of Culture Ethics Philosophy Antihumanism Emmanuel Levinas Judaism Martin Heidegger Max Weber Ontology Paul Ricœur
Political Responsibility for a Globalised World : After Levinas' Humanism - Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 20110515
Open Access
The aim of this book is to reflect on the complex practice of responsibility within the context of a globalised world and contemporary means of action. Levinas' exploration of the ethical serves as point of entry and is shown to be seeking inter-cultural political relevance through engagement with the issues of postcoloniality and humanism. Yet, Levinas fails to realise the ethical implications of the inevitable instrumental mediation between ethical meaning and political practice. With recourse to Weber, Apel and Ricoeur, Ernst Wolff proposes a theory of strategic co-responsibility for the uncertain global context of practice.
Creative Commons
English
transcript.9783839416945 9783839416945
10.14361/transcript.9783839416945 doi
Social & political philosophy
Philosophy Responsibility Humanism Politics Globalisation Levinas Human Globalization Political Philosophy Philosophy of Culture Ethics Philosophy Antihumanism Emmanuel Levinas Judaism Martin Heidegger Max Weber Ontology Paul Ricœur