Ethics in an Era of Globalization

Wim Vandekerckhove, Ghent University, Belgium, M.S. Ronald Commers, Ghent University, Belgium and An Verlinden, Ghent University, Belgium.

'The most helpful book I have seen on the new field of global ethics. A survey and extension of current work that tries to rethink ethics in and for a globalized world, it occupies a fruitful middle ground that links the experiences and concerns of thoughtful practitioners, citizens and activists to the careful reasoning of philosophers.' Des Gasper, Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands 'As an emerging field in Applied Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Global Ethics needs a specification of its nature and scope. This volume admirably fulfils this role by defining the unique ethical challenges that globalisation has engendered and by reminding us of the moral resources for meeting these challenges that are inherent in our humanity.' Stan van Hooft, Deakin University, Australia

• Contents: Introduction, M.S. Ronald Commers, Wim Vandekerckhove and An Verlinden; Part I What is the Task of Global Ethics?: The new global ethics and its 3 faces, Carol C. Gould; Globalization between economism and moralism, Gérald Berthoud; Bridging the gaps in global ethics: grounded cosmopolitan praxis, Christien van den Anker; Justice in a world gone mad: assessing the ethical landscape of globalization, Rebecca Todd Peters. Part II Is Global Ethics Possible?: Global ethics and world citizenship, M.S. Ronald Commers; Why and what global ethics?, Heather Widdows; Cosmopolitanism and community, Nigel Dower; Community and society on a transnational scale, Peter Caws. Part III How Can We 'Do' Global Ethics?: Global poverty: development ethics meets global justice, Asunción Lera St. Clair; Reflections on global responsibilities and the nature of morality, Thomas Mertens; Global ethics as dialogism, An Verlinden; Redistributing global inequality: a thought experiment, József Böröcz; Index.