Cosmopolitismo: La ética en un mundo de extraños

Por Kwame Anthony Appiah

Un mundo en el que las comunidades se mantienen escindidas unas de otras ya no parece constituir una opción seria. Menos aun lo es un mundo que, como el nuestro, exagera el poder de la diferencia en desmedro del valor de la semejanza. En -Cosmopolitismo. La ética en un mundo de extraños-, Kwame A. Appiah propone recuperar el concepto filosófico de hombre como -ciudadano del mundo-, aquel que no se identifica sólo con su patria ni considera al resto de los humanos como -extranjeros-.

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: Katz Editores
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 1 feb 2007
• ISBN: 9789871283521

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Comentarios para Cosmopolitismo

[mkjones_1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

For as long as humanity has created different cultures, there has also been clashes between them. One would think that we'd be better at getting along by now. The author has written an engaging contemporary essay that is part philosophy and part situated reminiscence on the ancient concept of the "polites of the cosmos", or citizen of the world.

[bibliophial · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

A gentle, conversational, sharp piece of advocacy for dialoguing with each other across cultures. Eirenic and perhaps somewhat naïve; but hopeful.

[ohernaes · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Appiah traces the history of cosmopolitan ethics to try to stake a course between cultural relativism and value fundamentalism. He does not present clear-cut answers, but believes mutual understanding will ensue if both (or all) sides participate in conversation - both in its original meaning of living together and of the current meaning of discussing - and get used to each other. Then we may actually learn from our differences. And presumably also extend our moral circle. Perhaps this is naive, but perhaps not. I particularly liked the part where he reminds us that people with different beliefs often appeal to evidence the same way, e.g. by employing explanations that they cannot account for in detail, invoking authorities, and bringing up new facts that needs explaining. He is perfectly clear that modern science most often provides better explanations, thanks to its institutional structure that has been built and has persisted for a long time.

[maryroberta · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Thoughful, well-reasoned. Nice introduction. Good message, but reliant on good SES.

[charlie68_1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Some of the philosophizing is a little opaque, but the reasoning is sound. Makes a good case for Cosmopolitanism.

[worldsedge · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

The most frustrating thing about this book is that Prof. Appiah doesn't really seem to advocating what I would consider true Cosmopolitanism. He supports nation-states, individuals acting in preference to their local concerns over those at a distance, and even a form of I guess what you'd call enlightened self-interest. What's "Cosmopolitan" about any of this? Since the "neo-" prefix gets appended onto just about everything these days, I guess we could call what he's advocating "Neocosmopolitanism"? To coin a, uh, neologism. In any event, one thought I had reading the book is that he's filling a can with Sprite and calling it Coca-Cola.But I happen to like Sprite in preference to Coca-Cola, and I also happen to think his modifications to the over the top ideas of true Cosmopolitanism rein in some of the goofier extremes he cites, and that render the philosophy unlivable by humans. And that's the case even if these extremes follow logically from the premises of the philosophy, though he seems unwilling to concede this point.His outlook on the world also candidly struck me as rather naïve, or at least tilting towards an unfortunate political correctness. As in, for a gay man, he certainly seemed reluctant to criticize Islam, though he mentioned attitudes toward gay marriage in the West. Well, if homosexuals can't get married in the West at least they're not at risk of being stoned to death. An interesting work, but I would submit not a complete one.