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Cosmopolitanism: Educational, Philosophical and Historical Perspectives

  • Gives cosmopolitanism theory its due by avoiding a hasty passage to practical concerns
  • Presents a philosophical-educational discussion from many and diverse perspectives
  • Bridges the gap between Continental and Anglo-American treatments of cosmopolitanism
  • Takes into account current dilemmas and debates in an age of global crises, tensions and terror
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Contemporary Philosophies and Theories in Education (COPT, volume 9)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Editor’s Introduction

    • Marianna Papastephanou
    Pages 1-17
  3. Patriotic Commitment and Cosmopolitan Obligation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
  4. Cosmopolitan Educational Challenges and Responses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
    2. Education and Three Imaginaries of Global Citizenship

      • Niclas Rönnström
      Pages 123-138

About this book

This volume discusses perspectives on cosmopolitanism, as well as concepts and the work of key figures. For example, it examines educational, philosophical and historical perspectives, deals with such issues as citizenship, internationalism, patriotism, globalization, hegemony and many other topics. It brings together works on Alain Badiou, Giorgio Agamben, Ernesto Laclau, Bruno Latour and Homi Bhabha with works on Whitman, Kant, Martha Nussbaum, Thomas Pogge, Onora O’Neill and Philippe Van Parijs. 

The book engages in the new dialogue on cosmopolitanism from a variety of outlooks. It advances that dialogue and problematizes it through as yet unexplored paths. Its chapters respond to the intricacies of current discourses on cosmopolitanism and related notions and take into account both affirmative and negative stances to cosmopolitanism and its educational significance. Overall, the book relies on such stances as background material in order to transcend them and offer fresh perspectives on cosmopolitan stakes. It makes use of a recent tendency in political philosophical and cultural-critical debates that opens a possibility of more nuanced approaches to old ‘-isms’.



Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept of Education, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Marianna Papastephanou

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cosmopolitanism: Educational, Philosophical and Historical Perspectives

  • Editors: Marianna Papastephanou

  • Series Title: Contemporary Philosophies and Theories in Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30430-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-30428-1Published: 13 May 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80807-9Published: 13 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-30430-4Published: 05 May 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2214-9759

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-9767

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 232

  • Topics: Educational Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Political Philosophy

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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