The Ethics of Citizenship in the 21st Century
This collection of essays offers thoughtful discussions of major challenges confronting the theory and practice of citizenship in a globalized, socially fragmented, and multicultural world. The traditional concept of citizenship as a shared ethnic, religi
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The Ethics of Citizenship in the 21st Century
The Ethics of Citizenship in the 21st Century
David Thunder Editor
The Ethics of Citizenship in the 21st Century
Editor David Thunder Institute for Culture and Society University of Navarra Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
ISBN 978-3-319-50414-8 ISBN 978-3-319-50415-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-50415-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017934072 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
This collection of essays discusses a range of important challenges confronting the theory and practice of citizenship in a globalized, socially fragmented, and multicultural world. Issues addressed include the ethical and practical value of patriotism in a globalized world, the relation between civic allegiance and religious commitment, the standing of conscience claims in a morally diverse society, and the problem of citizen complicity in political injustice. We analyze the practice of citizenship through the lens of diverse philosophical traditions and perspectives, including Confucianism, Platonism, Thomism, and pragmatism. Although the contributors find their bearings in very different traditions, they nonetheless share the conviction that the crisis of modern citizenship, whatever else it may be, is most certainly a crisis of the ethical values that give shape, form, and meaning to modern social life. At least since the emergence of the Athenian polis over two millennia ago, citizenship has played a central role in the self-understanding and internal organization of Western societies. Most obviously perhaps, citizenship has served as a marker
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