Enlightenment Cosmopolitanism
Author | : David Adams |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2017-07-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781351568111 |
ISBN-13 | : 1351568116 |
Rating | : 4/5 (116 Downloads) |
Download or read book Enlightenment Cosmopolitanism written by David Adams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enlightenment Cosmopolitanism brings together ten innovative contributions by outstanding scholars working across a wide array of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Interdisciplinary in its methodology and compass, with a strong comparative European dimension, the volume examines discourses ranging from literature, historiography, music and opera to anthropology and political philosophy. It makes an original contribution to the study of 18th-century ideas of universal peace, progress and wealth as the foundation of future debates on cosmopolitanism. At the same time, it analyses examples of counter-reaction to these ideas and discusses the relevance of the Enlightenment for subsequent polemics on cosmopolitanism, including 21st-century debates in sociology, politics and legal theory.