Cosmopolitan Liberalism: Expanding the Boundaries of the Individual [Hardcover]

Cosmopolitanism in the contemporary debate is firmly based in the western tradition of liberal thought, which is culturally situated. The liberal conception of self alienates nature and childhood and its internal logic justifies colonialism and carries patriarchal and racialized baggage. Cosmopolitan Liberalism is a critique of the western tradition of liberal thought and an effort to overcome the philosophical boundaries of individualism towards a more inclusive and open conception. It seeks to expand the theoretical basis of individuality beyond its own limitations towards the ideal of universal love and the moral principle of compassion which are compatible with all world cosmologies - liberal and non-liberal. Cosmopolitan Liberalism is a reflection on what it is that all human beings owe one another in spite of the many humanly created borders that set us apart.Introduction: Contemporary Cosmopolitanism Compassion and a Tale of Belonging for the Human Species Trust in Strangers and the Critique of Abstract Liberalism Beyond the Realm of Individuality: Nature and Children Human Difference and the Multicultural Dilemma Citizens of the World, Unite!

This is an ambitious and, at times, inspiring book. S?nchez-Flores makes a powerful case for a compassionate cosmopolitanism that is genuinely, universally inclusive. - Kimberly Hutchings, Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics

M?nica Judith S?nchez-Flores's new book, Cosmopolitan Liberalism, is an intellectually lively, wide ranging, and timely contribution to one of the most significant debates in recent political philosophy and social theory. The strength and originality of her approach is evident from the outset, is impressively sustained throughout, and succeeds where others have at best claimed plausibility for positions that rested ultimately on old and compromised arguments. S?nchez-Flores drags liberalism into the twenty-first century and makes no apology flC¶