Grammar of the Common Good: How to Make Sense of Globalization

Riordan, Patrick

ISBN 10: 1847060749 / ISBN 13: 9781847060747

Published by Continuum Intl Pub Group, 2008

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1st edition. 208 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Grammar of the Common Good: How to Make Sense of Globalization
• Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847060749
• ISBN 13: 9781847060747
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.48 kilograms

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Synopsis

Globalization: the catch-all term used to refer to a complex reality whereby humanity faces global challenges to do with a shared environment - global warming, a global economic order in the absence of significant global governance, international institutions which lack independence from the member states which comprise them, and the possibility of violence, whether using a car- or plane-bomb or nuclear weapons, in the name of whatever cause. Such realities raise major questions about the intellectual and moral resources available to humanity to deal with the challenges posed, and the topic of the common good has enjoyed an explosion of interest recently in various disciplines and in different areas of life.


Patrick Riordan's timely study analyzes the concept of the common good as it is used in debates within political philosophy, economics, theology and most recently globalization, clarifying distinctions in definition and offering clarity and precision for a common language appropriate to debates on globalization.

About the Author

Patrick Riordan is Lecturer in Political Philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London, UK. He is a member of the Heythrop Institute: Religion & Society. His previous publications include A Grammar of the Common Good: Speaking of Globalization (Continuum, 2008).