Being in the World: Dialogue and Cosmopolis

Contents

Contents Preface xi Introduction 1 1. Being in the World: A Moving Feast 15 2. Cosmopolitanism: In Search of Cosmos 30 3. After Babel: Journeying toward Cosmopolis 47 4. Humanizing Humanity: Education for World Citizenship 59 5. Ethics and International Politics: A Response 72 6. Befriending the Stranger: Beyond the Global Politics of Fear 86 7. The Body Politic: Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Concept 101 8. A Secular Age? Reflections on Taylor and Panikkar 119 9. Post-Secularity and (Global) Politics: A Need for Radical Redefinition 137 10. Political Self-Rule: Gandhi and the Future of Democracy 151 11. Radical Changes in the Muslim World: Whither Democracy? 162 12. Opening the Doors of Interpretation: In Memory of Nasr Abu Zayd and Mohammed al-Jabri 177 Appendixes A. Beyond Multiculturalism? For Bhikhu Parekh 195 B. Cosmopolitan Confucianism? Chinese Traditions and Dialogue 203 C. The Complexity of Difference: Comments on Zhang Longxi 213 D. Dialogue in Practice: Conversation with Members of a “Youth Forum” 217 Notes 227 Index 263 ...