Secularism and Cosmopolitanism: Critical Hypotheses on Religion and Politics

by Étienne Balibar

Book Overview

What is the relationship between cosmopolitanism and secularism--the worldwide and the worldly? While cosmopolitan politics may seem inherently secular, existing forms of secularism risk undermining the universality of cosmopolitanism because they privilege the European tradition over all others and transform particular historical norms into enunciations of truth, valid for all cultures and all epochs. In this book, the noted philosopher tienne...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231168616
• ISBN13: 9780231168618
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 8.2"