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Author Commissiong, Anand Bertrand.

Title Cosmopolitanism in modernity : human dignity in a global age / Anand Bertrand Commissiong
Published Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2012]
©2012

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Description viii, 236 pages ; 24 cm
Series Logos : perspectives on modern society and culture
Logos (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)
Contents Ancient and modern cosmopolitanisms -- The rise of economic individualism and the development of the commercial community -- Martha Nussbaum and the individual at the center: liberties and capabilities, theory and practice -- Jürgen Habermas and the individual in community: freedom and responsibility in the nation-state -- David Held: freedom and accountability beyond the nation-state -- Cosmopolitan virtues for a modern world -- Cosmopolitanism law -- Conclusion: our futures, together
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Cosmopolitanism -- History.
Cosmopolitanism -- Philosophy.
LC no. 2011042409
ISBN 9780739165393 (cloth : alk. paper)
0739165399 (cloth : alk. paper)