The Practices of Global Ethics: Historical Backgrounds, Current Issues and Future Prospects - Couverture souple

Bird, Frederick; Twiss, Sumner B.; Pedersen, Kusumita; Miller, Clark A.; Grelle, Bruce

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1474407056 ISBN 13 : 9781474407052

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2016

Synopsis

This book examines the historical development of global ethics in practice since WWII, looking at its philosophical and historical significance, and the contemporary challenges it faces. Discover how global rights practitioners have: Collaborated to draft codes like the Geneva Conventions and Universal Declaration of Human Rights Cooperated to establish and work thorough organisations like the World Meteorological Society, the International Atomic Energy Agency, Amnesty International and the Parliament of World Religions to address serious global crises Fostered dialogue, respectful of cultural differences, and committed to care for the earth and its inhabitants.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Frederick Bird is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Sumner B. Twiss is Distinguished Professor of Human Rights, Ethics and Religion at Florida State University. Kusumita P. Pedersen is Professor of Religious Studies at St Francis College. Clark A. Miller is Associate Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. Bruce Grelle is Professor in the Department of Comparative Religion and Humanities and Director of the Religion and Public Education Project at California State University, Chico.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1474407056
• ISBN 13: 9781474407052
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible