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The Cosmos In Cosmopolitanism

by Papastergiadis , Nikos
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781509559329
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: Sociology and Anthropology
  • Publisher: Wiley
  • Publisher Imprint: Polity Pr
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 240
  • Original Price: USD 24.95
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 363 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Sociology / General

Cosmopolitanism is commonly associated today with the idea that the forces of globalization could be tempered by new forms of cosmopolitan governance, an idea that was popular among some political theorists in the late twentieth century but seems increasingly unrealistic today.

Rather than discarding the idea of cosmopolitanism, Nikos Papastergiadis seeks to reinvigorate it by examining the ways in which visual artists have explored themes associated with the cosmos. Kant regarded cosmopolitanism as the goal for humanity, but he turned his attention away from the connection to the cosmos and directed it toward the practical rules for peaceful co-existence. However, these two concerns are not in conflict. Today a new vision of the cosmos is being developed by artists, among others - one that brings together the cosmos and the polis. Scholars from the South are decolonizing the mindset which divided the world and split us from our common connections, while others are using art to highlight the existential threats we now face as a species.

By developing a distinctive form of aesthetic cosmopolitanism, this book shows that the idea of the cosmos is more important than ever today, and vital for our attempts to rethink our place as one species among others in a universe that extends far beyond our world.

Nikos Papastergiadis is the Director of the Research Unit in Public Cultures and a professor in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne.

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