Constructing Ethical Patterns in Times of Globalization; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; I Introduction; Part One The Liberal Potential of Global Ethics; II Ethics and Religious Faith; III The Nature of Global Ethics; IV The Content of Global Ethics; Part Two The Postliberal Potential of Global Ethics; V The Rational Method: The Aristotelian Line; VI The Positive Method: The Augustinian Line; VII The Postliberal Approach and Exclusivism; VIII Encountering Exclusive Difference: A Starting Point for Dialogue; IX Concluding Remarks; References; Index
Summary
Inspired by the Catholic theologian Hans Küng, this book searches for a model for global ethics by analysing the contemporary philosophical discussion. It demonstrates that the Western model is unable to reckon with exclusivism and difference and presents an alternative model