Identity, Political Freedom, and Collective Responsibility

Author Eddy M. Souffrant: Eddy Marcel Souffrant is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.Author Eddy M. Souffrant: Eddy Marcel Souffrant is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.

"In this provocative and exciting book, Souffrant challenges approaches to global justice made by Rawls and Walzer and others who depend on mainstream Western philosophy. Drawing on the Caribbean consciousness of modernity and on transnational discourse on identity, inclusion, democracy, and participation, Souffrant argues boldly for a model of global justice based on collective responsibility and emphasizing care and concern." - Robert Paul Churchill, Professor of Philosophy, George Washington University, USA "In a contentious and complex world, the debate over global justice has been dominated by the theories of John Rawls and Michael Walzer. Eddy M. Souffrant, relying on insights gained from the particular interconnectedness of our lives and a more pragmatic account of collective responsibility, offers us an innovative and helpful approach to this problem. Identity, Political Freedom, and Collective Responsibility promises to move this essential conversation forward." - Howard McGary, Professor, Founder and Director of the Rutgers Summer Institute for Diversity in Philosophy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA

• Introduction PART I: CONCEPTIONS OF IDENTITY 1. Introduction 2. Singular and Collective Identity 3. Linguistic and Racial Identity 4. Using History and Nation to Be 5. From Regional to Global Identity 6. Contextual Identities 7. Oppressive Liberties 8. Emancipatory Identities 9. Composite Identities 10. Whence does a Writer Derive her Sense of Identity? 11. Caribbean Philosophy: In Guise of a Conclusion PART II: LIBERALISM BEYOND BORDERS 1. Philosophy and Contemporary Realities 2. David Held's Cosmopolitan Democracy 3. Sovereignty, Democracy, and Globalization 4. Transnational Ethics, Multiple Appurtenance and Anarchy 5. Informal Democracy 6. Informal Citizens: Immigrants or Refugees 7. Searching Freedoms: Political Representation in Informal Democracies 8. Public Accountability 9. Inclusion and Accountability 10. Toward a Collective Responsibility PART III: ETHICS AND COLLECTIVITY 1. Morality in an Unpredictable World 2. Moral Philosophy in the Present 3. On Being Moral 4. 3 Conceptions of Collective Responsibility 5. Examples of Collective Responsibility in Practice 6. Conclusion PART IV: THOUGHTS ON A CARIBBEAN PHILOSOPHY AND HOW NOT TO DO GLOBAL ETHICS 1. Introduction 2. Africana Cosmopolitanism 3. Allegiance, Global Ideologies, Contemporary Directions 4. Radicalism à la Mode or Outmoded 5. Global Justice 6. Collective Responsibility 7. Conclusion