Authenticity Autonomy And Multiculturalism

Author : Geoffrey Brahm Levey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317535911

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Authenticity, Autonomy and Multiculturalism by Geoffrey Brahm Levey Pdf

The concept of "authenticity" enters multicultural politics in three distinct but interrelated senses: as an ideal of individual and group identity that commands recognition by others; as a condition of individuals’ autonomy that bestows legitimacy on their values, beliefs and preferences as being their own; and as a form of cultural pedigree that bestows legitimacy on particular beliefs and practices (commonly called "cultural authenticity"). In each case, the authenticity idea is called on to anchor or legitimate claims to some kind of public recognition. The considerable work asked of this concept raises a number of vital questions: Should "authenticity" be accorded the importance it holds in multicultural politics? Do its pitfalls outweigh its utility? Is the notion of "authenticity" avoidable in making sense of and evaluating cultural claims? Or does it, perhaps, need to be rethought or recalibrated? Geoffrey Brahm Levey and his distinguished group of philosophers, political theorists, and anthropologists challenge conventional assumptions about "authenticity" that inform liberal responses to minority cultural claims in Western democracies today. Discussing a wide range of cases drawn from Britain and continental Europe, North America, Australia and the Middle East, they press beyond theories to consider also the practical and policy implications at stake. A helpful resource to scholars worldwide in Political and Social Theory, Political Philosophy, Legal Anthropology, Multiculturalism, and, more generally, of cultural identity and diversity in liberal democracies today.

Author : Geoffrey Brahm Levey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317535928

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Authenticity, Autonomy and Multiculturalism by Geoffrey Brahm Levey Pdf

The concept of "authenticity" enters multicultural politics in three distinct but interrelated senses: as an ideal of individual and group identity that commands recognition by others; as a condition of individuals’ autonomy that bestows legitimacy on their values, beliefs and preferences as being their own; and as a form of cultural pedigree that bestows legitimacy on particular beliefs and practices (commonly called "cultural authenticity"). In each case, the authenticity idea is called on to anchor or legitimate claims to some kind of public recognition. The considerable work asked of this concept raises a number of vital questions: Should "authenticity" be accorded the importance it holds in multicultural politics? Do its pitfalls outweigh its utility? Is the notion of "authenticity" avoidable in making sense of and evaluating cultural claims? Or does it, perhaps, need to be rethought or recalibrated? Geoffrey Brahm Levey and his distinguished group of philosophers, political theorists, and anthropologists challenge conventional assumptions about "authenticity" that inform liberal responses to minority cultural claims in Western democracies today. Discussing a wide range of cases drawn from Britain and continental Europe, North America, Australia and the Middle East, they press beyond theories to consider also the practical and policy implications at stake. A helpful resource to scholars worldwide in Political and Social Theory, Political Philosophy, Legal Anthropology, Multiculturalism, and, more generally, of cultural identity and diversity in liberal democracies today.

Author : Charles Taylor
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1994-08-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781400821402

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Multiculturalism by Charles Taylor Pdf

A new edition of the highly acclaimed book Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition," this paperback brings together an even wider range of leading philosophers and social scientists to probe the political controversy surrounding multiculturalism. Charles Taylor's initial inquiry, which considers whether the institutions of liberal democratic government make room--or should make room--for recognizing the worth of distinctive cultural traditions, remains the centerpiece of this discussion. It is now joined by Jürgen Habermas's extensive essay on the issues of recognition and the democratic constitutional state and by K. Anthony Appiah's commentary on the tensions between personal and collective identities, such as those shaped by religion, gender, ethnicity, race, and sexuality, and on the dangerous tendency of multicultural politics to gloss over such tensions. These contributions are joined by those of other well-known thinkers, who further relate the demand for recognition to issues of multicultural education, feminism, and cultural separatism. Praise for the previous edition:

Author : Marie-Claire Foblets,Michele Graziadei,Alison Dundes Renteln
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781315413594

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Personal Autonomy in Plural Societies by Marie-Claire Foblets,Michele Graziadei,Alison Dundes Renteln Pdf

This volume addresses the exercise of personal autonomy in contemporary situations of normative pluralism. In the Western liberal tradition, from a strictly legal and theoretical perspective the social individual has the right to exercise the autonomy of his or her will. In a context of legal plurality, however, personal autonomy becomes more complicated. Can and should personal autonomy be recognized as a legal foundation for protecting a person’s freedom to renounce what others view as his or her fundamental ‘human rights’? This collection develops an interdisciplinary conceptual framework to address these questions and presents empirical studies examining the gap between the principle of personal autonomy and its implementation. In a context of cultural diversity, this gap manifests itself in two particular ways. First, not every culture gives the same pre-eminence to personal autonomy when examining the legal effects of an individual’s acts. Second, in a society characterized by ‘weak pluralism’, the legal assessment of personal autonomy often favours the views of the dominant majority. In highlighting these diverse perspectives and problematizing the so-called ‘guardian function’ of human rights, i.e., purporting to protect weaker parties by limiting their personal autonomy in the name of gender equality, fair trial, etc., this book offers a nuanced approach to the principle of autonomy and addresses the questions of whether it can effectively be deployed in situations of internormativity and what conditions must be met in order to ensure that it is not rendered devoid of all meaning.

Author : Ben Colburn
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000812329

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The Routledge Handbook of Autonomy by Ben Colburn Pdf

The question of autonomy is fundamental to understanding some of the most important questions and debates in contemporary political and moral life, from freedom of the individual, free will and decision-making to controversies surrounding medical ethics, human rights and the justifications for state intervention. It is also a crucial concept for understanding the development of liberalism. The Routledge Handbook of Autonomy is a comprehensive survey and assessment of the key figures, debates and problems surrounding autonomy. Comprising over forty chapters by an international team of contributors, the Handbook is divided into five clear parts: Autonomy through History Foundations of Autonomy Threats to Autonomy The Significance of Autonomy Autonomy in Application. Within these sections, all the essential topics are addressed, making The Routledge Handbook of Autonomy an outstanding reference source for those in political philosophy, ethics, applied ethics and philosophy of law. It is also highly recommended reading for those in related subjects, such as politics, social policy and education.

Author : Nasar Meer
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781474407106

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Multiculturalism and Interculturalism by Nasar Meer Pdf

Both interculturalism and multiculturalism address the question of how states should forge unity from ethnic, cultural and religious diversity. But what are the dividing lines between interculturalism and multiculturalism? This volume brings together some of the most prominent scholars in the field to address these two different approaches. With a Foreword by Charles Taylor and an Afterword by Bhikhu Parekh, this collection spans European, North-American and Latin-American debates.

Author : Lucas Swaine
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190087654

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Ethical Autonomy by Lucas Swaine Pdf

Autonomy is one of the most foundational conditions of liberalism, a political philosophy that prizes individual freedom. Today, we still grapple with autonomy's value and its implications. How important is autonomy for a good life? Should people try to achieve autonomy for themselves? And does autonomy support healthy citizenship in free societies? In Ethical Autonomy, Lucas Swaine offers new and compelling answers to these key philosophical and political questions. Swaine charts the evolution of autonomy from ancient Greece to modern democratic life. Illuminating the history of the concept and its development within political theory, he focuses on autonomy at its most basic level: personal autonomy. Swaine methodically exposes the dark side of personal autonomy, pinpointing its deficiencies at both theoretical and practical levels. In so doing, he provides a powerful critique of the very idea of personal autonomy, arguing that it is so underspecified and indeterminate that it falls apart. Moreover, Swaine suggests, personally autonomous individuals devolve and degrade their moral agency, often at others' expense, and in many cases with shocking real-world consequences. Swaine's solution to problems of personal autonomy is to develop a new model of individual-level autonomy, which he calls "ethical autonomy." A form of self-rule integrating moral character and grounded in principles of liberty of conscience, ethical autonomy incorporates restraints on an autonomous individual's imagination, deliberation, and will. It supports the central commitments of liberalism and enhances active and astute forms of democratic citizenship. This novel understanding of autonomy stresses the values of freedom, toleration, respect, individual rights, limited government, and the rightful rule of law.

Author : Terri-Anne Teo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030134594

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Civic Multiculturalism in Singapore by Terri-Anne Teo Pdf

This book is about multiculturalism, broadly defined as the recognition, respect and accommodation of cultural differences. Teo proposes a framework of multicultural denizenship that includes group-specific rights and intercultural dialogue, by problematising three issues: a) the unacknowledged misrecognition of non-citizens within the scholarship of multiculturalism; b) uncritical treatment of citizens and non-citizens as binary categories and; c) problematic parcelling of group-specific rights with citizenship rights. Drawing on the case of Singapore as an illustrative example, where temporary labour migrants are culturally stereotyped, socioeconomically disenfranchised and denied access to rights accorded only to citizens, Teo argues that understandings of multiculturalism need to be expanded and adjusted to include a fluidity of identities, spectrum of rights and shared experiences of marginalisation among citizens and non-citizens. Civic Multiculturalism in Singapore will be of interest to students and scholars of multiculturalism, critical citizenship studies, migration studies, political theory and postcolonial studies.

Author : Anthony Appiah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Cultural pluralism
ISBN : UCSD:31822018888164

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Identity Against Culture by Anthony Appiah Pdf

Author : Andrew Mackenzie Robinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Autonomy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123288818

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Multiculturalism and the Foundations of Meaningful Life by Andrew Mackenzie Robinson Pdf

Shows how autonomy and community, properly reconfigured, are actually interdependent. The author then derives from these values the policy principles that provide the recognition of cultural diversity consonant with the moral universalism that underlies the very idea of human rights.

Author : Richard Bellamy,Andrew Mason
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0719059097

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Political Concepts by Richard Bellamy,Andrew Mason Pdf

This book offers a sophisticated analysis of central political concepts in the light of recent debates in political theory. It introduces readers to some of the main interpretations, pointing out their strengths and weaknesses, including a broad range of the main concepts used in contemporary debates on political theory. It tackles the principle concepts employed to justify any policy or institution and examines the main domestic purposes and functions of the state. It goes on to study the relationship between state and civil society and finally looks beyond the state to issues of global concern and inter-state relations.

Author : G. Nathan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230299207

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Social Freedom in a Multicultural State by G. Nathan Pdf

The politics of multiculturalism faces challenges in Western democratic states. Arguing that this setback is based on the notion of culture as separate and distinct, this book explores how to face current challenges to multiculturalism without reifying culture, group and identity.

Author : Anna Triandafyllidou
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781474428262

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Multicultural Governance in a Mobile World by Anna Triandafyllidou Pdf

Reveals Virginia Woolf's interest in Christianity, its ideas and cultural artefacts

Author : Mr Duncan Ivison
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781409492535

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The Ashgate Research Companion to Multiculturalism by Mr Duncan Ivison Pdf

This Companion brings together a collection of new essays by leading and emerging scholars in the humanities and social sciences on some of the key issues facing multiculturalism today. It offers scholars and students a clear account of the leading theories and critiques of multiculturalism that have developed over the past twenty-five years and a sense of the challenges facing multiculturalism in the future.

Author : Anne Peters,Senior Research Fellow Tom Sparks,Tom Sparks
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198898917

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The Individual in International Law by Anne Peters,Senior Research Fellow Tom Sparks,Tom Sparks Pdf

The Individual in International Law collects the work of esteemed scholars to examine the effects of humanisation on international law, and how individual status, rights, and obligations have changed the international legal system throughout history and into the present day.