From Imperialistic Universalisms to Radical Cosmopolitanisms
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This article argues against imperialistic universalism, understood as the unilateral imposition of the views and values of a particular culture and tradition, and argues for a radical cosmopolitanism that would enable us to understand ourselves as both rooted denizens of local places and as uprooted citizens of the world. Moreover, it argues for the need to engage in a worldwide dialogue among radical cosmopolitanisms. In order to exemplify as well as argue for such a dialogue, reference is made to a wide range of ancient Greek and Asian philosophers such as Socrates, Diogenes the Cynic, Seneca the Stoic, the Buddha, Mozi, and Mengzi, Biblical figures such as Jesus and Paul, and modern philosophers such as Kant, Nishida, Weil, Badiou, Appiah, Nussbaum, and François Jullien.
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From Imperialistic Universalisms to Radical Cosmopolitanisms
In: Research in PhenomenologySearch for other papers by Bret W. Davis in
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Abstract
This article argues against imperialistic universalism, understood as the unilateral imposition of the views and values of a particular culture and tradition, and argues for a radical cosmopolitanism that would enable us to understand ourselves as both rooted denizens of local places and as uprooted citizens of the world. Moreover, it argues for the need to engage in a worldwide dialogue among radical cosmopolitanisms. In order to exemplify as well as argue for such a dialogue, reference is made to a wide range of ancient Greek and Asian philosophers such as Socrates, Diogenes the Cynic, Seneca the Stoic, the Buddha, Mozi, and Mengzi, Biblical figures such as Jesus and Paul, and modern philosophers such as Kant, Nishida, Weil, Badiou, Appiah, Nussbaum, and François Jullien.
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| Abstract Views | 296 | 296 | 62 |
| Full Text Views | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 27 | 27 | 3 |
