Essays on the politics of gender in latecapitalist societies minneapolis. Papers seyla benhabib yale campuspress yale university. In fact, the very binarism between nationals and foreigners, citizens and migrants is sociologically inadequate and the reality is much more fluid, as many citizens are of migrant origin, and many nationals themselves are foreignborn. In this collection of her recent articles, she articulates and defends a conception of interactive dialogical rationality and universalism that is sensitive to recent critiques by feminists, communitarians and postmodernists. What is living and what is dead in universalist moral and political theories of the present, after their criticism in the hands of communitarians. Gender, community, and postmodernism in contemporary ethics eugene meyer professor of political science and philosophy seyla benhabib, seyla benhabib snippet view 1992. Abstract situating the self is a decisive intervention into debates concerning modernity, postmodernity, ehtics, and the self. Professor benhabib is the recipient of the ernst bloch prize for 2009 one of germanys most prestigious philosophical prizes and of the leopold lucas prize from the theological. Hereafter referred to parenthetically within the text. Seyla benhabib, born in istanbul, turkey, is the eugene meyer professor of political science and philosophy at yale university and was director of its program in ethics, politics and economics from 2002 to 2008. Seyla benhabib is the eugene meyer professor of political science and philosophy at yale university and director of the program in ethics, politics, and economics. Gender, com munity and postmodernism in contemporary ethics seyla benhabib, cambridge, polity, 1992, pp.
In this volume, derived from her tanner lectures of 2004, benhabib gives a specific gloss on one particular variant of cosmopolitanism, identifying. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading situating the self. A study of the foundations of critical theory new york. Seyla benhabib, wendell berry, and the question of migrant. See also seyla benhabib, critique, norm, and utopia. Feminist theory and hannah arendts concept of public space. Revised and abridged german translation of number 1. Focusing on contemporary debates in moral and political theory, situating the self argues that a nonrelative ethics, binding on us in virtue of out humanity, is still a philosophically viable project.
She then traveled to the united states, where she received her ba in philosophy at brandeis university and her ma and phd in philosophy at yale university. But when state sovereignty is becoming frayed, and national citizenship is unravelling. Boundaries define some as members, others as aliens. Seyla benhabib is the eugene meyer professor of political science and. Interpreting the work of one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, the reluctant modernism of hannah arendt rereads arendts political philosophy in light of newly gained insights into the historicocultural background of her work. Seyla benhabib in this book, seyla benhabib makes an intervention into the debates concerning modernity, postmodernity, reason and the self. Seyla benhabib, the generalized and the concrete other. Seyla benhabib is eugene meyer professor of political science and philosophy at yale university. A response to critics of situating the self seyla benhabib l towards a postmetaphysical universalism universalism has fallen on hard times. The reluctant modernism of hannah arendt seyla benhabib. She is eugene mayer professor of political science and philosophy at yale university and was director of the program in ethics, politics, and economics from 20022008. Gender, community and postmodernism in contemporary ethics new york.
In contemporary ethics seyla benhabib, cambridge, polity, 1992, pp. Seyla benhabib situating the self is a decisive intervention into debates concerning modernity, postmodernity, ehtics, and the self. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Gender, community and postmodernism in contemporary ethics kindle edition by benhabib, seyla. Benhabib another cosmopolitanism masaryk university. Professor benhabib was the president of the eastern division of the american philosophical association in 200607, a fellow at the wissenschaftskolleg in berlin in 2009, at the nyu straus institute for the advanced study of law and justice in spring 2012, and at the german marshall funds transatlantic academy in washington dc in spring 20. The rights of others by seyla benhabib cambridge core. After nearly two decades of postmodernist, feminist, deconstructionist and other versions of contex. Professor benhabib was the president of the eastern division of the american philosophical association in 200607, a fellow at the wissenschaftskolleg in berlin in 2009, at the nyu straus institute for the. Feminism and the question of postmodernism praxis international, vol. The rights of others examines the boundaries of political community by focusing on political membership the principles and practices for incorporating aliens and strangers, immigrants and newcomers, refugees and asylum seekers into existing polities. The rights of others ebook by seyla benhabib rakuten kobo. The kohlberggilligan controversy and feminist theory, in seyla benhabib and drucilla cornell, eds, feminism as critique.
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She is critical of postmodernism, but also of the idea that the task facing us today is the completion of the project of modernity. Read the rights of others aliens, residents, and citizens by seyla benhabib available from rakuten kobo. The ambiguous modernism of seyla benhabib nicholas onuf abstract. It will be of interest to all concerned with critical theory or contemporary ethics. She was educated at the american college for girls in istanbul, brandeis university, and received her ph. It will be of interest to all concerned with critical theory or. Situating the self is devoted to answering the question. Of all published articles, the following were the most read within the past 12 months. Among the volumes she has edited are democracy and difference princeton and feminism as critique. Professor benhabib was the president of the eastern division of the american philosophical association in 200607, a fellow at the wissenschaftskolleg in berlin in 2009, at the nyu straus institute for the advanced. Seyla benhabib is the eugene meyer professor of political science and philosophy at yale university and was director of the program in ethics, politics and economics 20022008.