Weltbürgertum, Kosmopolitismus und der Leviathan
By: Josef Girshovich
Publisher: BWV, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: ger
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9783830534297
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Cosmopolitanism; Philosophy; History
Description: This work looks at the phenomenon of cosmopolitanism: the fears that it triggers, the contradictions inherent within in, the threats that befall it, the hopes that it nourishes, and the challenges that a cosmopolitan society brings with it. In this essay, Girschovich addresses over two millennia of cosmopolitan ideas. Looking at numerous ancient and modern sources--from literature, philosophy, music, and religion to contemporary popular culture--he investigates the origin of the term "cosmopolitan" along with different concepts of the cosmopolitan: from the Cynic Diogenes to the cocktail. At the same time, he shows us the philosophical path to a cosmopolitan future.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-269).
Table of contents: title: Was es heisst, Weltbürger zu sein; title: Der Coup des Hippias; title: Der menschgewordene Migrationshintergrund; title: Diogenes ist Sokrates; title: Der kosmopolitische Traum; title: Statt eines Nachworts.