Bhikhu Parekh: Ethnocentric Political Theory

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Beschreibung

Western political theory has many great strengths but also a few weaknesses. Among the latter should be included its ethnocentricity, its tendency to universalize the local. The political theorist makes universal statements about human beings, societies and states without making a close study of them, and about reason, tradition, human nature and moral ideals without appreciating how differently these are understood in different societies and traditions. These statements are often an uncritical universalisation of his society¿s modes of thought and experience. This book traces this tendency in different areas of moral and political life, and argues that a critical engagement between different perspectives offers one possible way to counter this tendency. Seeking universally valid knowledge is a legitimate ambition, but Western political theory cannot realise it without the help of the non-Western as its critical interlocutor.

Über den Autor

Bhikhu Parekh is Emeritus Professor of Political Theory at the University of Hull, UK, and was Visiting Professor at Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and McGill University, USA. He is the author of several widely acclaimed books on political philosophy, including Rethinking Multiculturalism (2000). He received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Political Studies and a Fellow of the British Academy and the European Academy.

Zusammenfassung

Calls for multicultural perspective ?in political theory, uncovering and overcoming ethnocentric bias

Starts a critical dialogue with voices that have been marginalised, ignored or suppressed

Represents a small step towards rethinking political theory and not only advocate but practice it

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 The Concept of Rights.- 3 Human Rights and Moral Pluralism.- 4 Reason and Identity.- 5 Regulating Hate Speech.- 6 A Misconceived Discourse on Political Obligation.- 7 Liberal Democracy and National Minorities.- 8 A Critique of the Liberal Approach to Violence.- 9 Understanding Humiliation.- 10 Reflections on Multiculturalism.- 11 Common Belonging.- 12 A Multicultural Perspective on Secularism.- 13 Cultural Accommodation and the Criminal Law.- 14 Ethnocentricity of the Nationalist Discourse.- 15 Religious Tolerance in a Comparative Perspective.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Fachbereich:	Populäre Darstellungen
Genre:	Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie , Recht , Sozialwissenschaften , Wirtschaft
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	International Political Theory
Inhalt:	x 290 S.
ISBN-13:	9783030117078
ISBN-10:	3030117073
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	978-3-030-11707-8
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Parekh, Bhikhu
Hersteller:	Springer Springer International Publishing AG International Political Theory
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	210 x 148 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Bhikhu Parekh
Erscheinungsdatum:	17.04.2019
Gewicht:	0,391 kg