Toward an Imperfect Education: Facing Humanity, Rethinking Cosmopolitanism

摘要: The theory of cosmopolitanism is built on a paradoxical commitment to universal idea humanity and respect for human pluralism. Toward an Imperfect Education critiques the assumed "goodness" humans that underwrites explores how antagonistic interactions such as conflict, violence, suffering are fundamental aspect life in pluralistic world. This book proposes inescapable difference between compels our ethical political observations education. Todd persuasively argues facing all its complexity imperfection ought be central element cosmopolitan project create more just humane Informed primarily by poststructural philosophy feminist theory, she focuses sexual, cultural, religious intersect with claims made name humanity. Individual chapters develop novel framework dealing antagonism relation rights, democracy, citizenship, cross-cultural understanding.