Ebook: Being in the world: dialogue and cosmopolis

It is commonly agreed that we live in an age of globalization, but the profound consequences of this development are rarely understood. Usually, globalization is equated with the expansion of economic and financial markets and the proliferation of global networks of communication. In truth, much more is at stake: Traditional concepts of individual and national identity as well as perceived relationships between the self and others are undergoing profound change. Every town has become a potential cosmopolis -- an international city -- affecting the way that people conceptualize the relations.;Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Being in the World; 2. Cosmopolitanism; 3. After Babel; 4. Humanizing Humanity; 5. Ethics and International Politics; 6. Befriending the Stranger; 7. The Body Politic; 8. A Secular Age?; 9. Post-Secularity and (Global) Politics; 10. Political Self-Rule; 11. Radical Changes in the Muslim World; 12. Opening the Doors of Interpretation; Appendix A: Beyond Multiculturalism?; Appendix B: Cosmopolitan Confucianism?; Appendix C: The Complexity of Difference; Appendix D: Dialogue in Practice; Notes; Index.