The Globalization of Ethics

Religious and Secular Perspectives

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ID23764651
EditorsWilliam M Sullivan, Will Kymlicka (0000-0001-6468-5174)
Year2007
Publication date2007-07-23
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueGlobalization of Ethics (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511498701
OpenAlexW1765921032
ISBN9780511498701
LanguageEN
Citations received11

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.

Accommodation · Economics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Globalization · Optimism · Order (exchange) · Pessimism · Political science · Set (abstract data type) · Social science · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics) · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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