The world we want: how and why the ideals of the enlightenment still elude us

This interdisciplinary book is a contribution to the history of ideas that tries to locate and assess the causes for the large gap between Enlightenment hopes for the future and present realities. INDICE: Note on Citations and Translations; Introduction; Part I: Then;1.: Religion; The Unity Thesis; The Morality Thesis; Toleration; 2.: Education; (Almost) Universal Education; Learning to Use One's Own Reason; EnlightenedUniversities; 3.: Economics; Commercial Society; International Trade; 4.: Politics; Nationalism; Republicanism; 5.: International Relations; Peace through Federation; Peace through Law; Part II: Now; 6.: Religion; The 'Resurgence' ofReligion; Splitting the Difference; 7.: Education; A Schooled World; Education for What?; 8.: Economics; Globalization; Poverty within and between Nations;From Civic Culture to Consumer Culture; 9.: Politics; Proliferation of Sovereign States; Democritization; 10.: International Relations; League of Nations, United Nations, Warring Nations; The Moral Pressure of Human Rights; Global Jurisdiction versus National Sovereignty; Conclusion; History Test; Hope after Horror; Notes; Bibliography; Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-974353-7
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 338
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés