Bøger af Seyla Benhabib

Bu kitap, soylem etigi ve iletisimsel rasyonaliteye dayanan bir teori uzerinden, modern dunyayi sekillendiren daha genis toplumsal donusumler cercevesinde insan haklari felsefesi ve politikasini tartisiyor. Uluslararasi insan haklarinin, neoliberal imparatorlugun dunya hâkimiyeti siarina indirgenmesine ya da muhafazakâr bakis acisiyla yasal kozmopolitligin demokratik ozerklige saldiri olarak gorulmesine karsi cikan seyla Benhabib, bu antitezlerin otesine gecebilmek icin iki temel kavram one suruyor. Uluslararasi insan haklari normlarinin "demokratik yineleme" surecleriyle baglama oturtulmasi gerektigini; dahasi, bu normlarin, toplumsal ve siyasi mucadele alanlarina yeni aktorlerin girmesini saglayan "hukuk yaratici gucu" oldugunu soyluyor. Turkce basima yazdigi onsozun de bulundugu bu kitabinda Benhabib, kuresel kapitalizmin egemenligi, vatandasligi ve hukuku nasil donusturdugunu, soykirimdan, Almanya, Fransa ve Turkiye'de turban meselesi vakalarina uzanan cesitli orneklere bakarak irdeliyor, yeni kozmopolit insan haklari normlarinin yukselisinde onemli bir firsat goruyor.

Maintaining that cultures are themselves torn by conflicts about their own boundaries, this book challenges the assumption shared by many theorists and activists that cultures are clearly defined wholes. It offers insight to those who strive to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of cultural politics in the twenty-first century.

The Reluctant Modernism of Hannah Arendt rereads Arendt's political philosophy in light of newly gained insights into the historico-cultural background of her work.

This volume presents a debate between four of the top feminist theorists in the US, discussing the key questions facing contemporary feminist theory, responding to each other, and distinguishing their views from others.

Focusing on contemporary debates in moral and political theory, 'Situating the Self' argues that a non-relative ethics, binding on us in virtue of our humanity, is still a philosophically viable project.

Focusing on contemporary debates in moral and political theory, Situating the Self argues that a non-relative ethics, binding on us in virtue of out humanity, is still a philosophically viable project. This intersting new book should be read by all those concerned with the problems of critical theory, the analysis of modernity, and contemporary ethics, as well as students and professionals in philosophy, sociology and political science.

This is an outstanding collection of essays which brings together for the first time the work of a group of writers well--known in the Marxist--feminist tradition. The essays range from Marx to Foucault and go beyond them to offer genuine advances in the way social and political life can be reconceptualized in the light of feminist critique.

Benhabib argues that since the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, we have entered a phase of global civil society which is governed by cosmopolitan norms of universal justice - norms which are difficult for some to accept as legitimate since they are in conflict with democratic ideals.