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The Practices of Global Ethics: Historical Backgrounds, Current Issues, and Future Prospects
Frederick Bird
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Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474407052
SKU
V9781474407052
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99-5
About Frederick Bird
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 ... Read more
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