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Constructing ethical patterns in times of globalization : Hans Küng's global ethic project and beyond / by Aleksi Kuokkanen

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Kuokkanen, Aleksi
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Leiden : BRILL, 2012.
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1 online resource (495 pages).
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Contents
Constructing Ethical Patterns in Times of Globalization; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; I Introduction; Part One The Liberal Potential of Global Ethics; II Ethics and Religious Faith; III The Nature of Global Ethics; IV The Content of Global Ethics; Part Two The Postliberal Potential of Global Ethics; V The Rational Method: The Aristotelian Line; VI The Positive Method: The Augustinian Line; VII The Postliberal Approach and Exclusivism; VIII Encountering Exclusive Difference: A Starting Point for Dialogue; IX Concluding Remarks; References; Index.
Summary
Inspired by the Catholic theologian Hans Küng, this book searches for a model for global ethics by analysing the contemporary philosophical discussion. It demonstrates that the Western model is unable to reckon with exclusivism and difference and presents an alternative model.
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9789004224339 (electronic bk.)
9004224335 (electronic bk.)
9789004205680 (Cloth)
9004205683 (Cloth)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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