Some Prospects on Interpretation of Notion "Cosmopolitism" in Contemporary Social Theory Cover Image

Перспективы интерпретации понятия космополитизма в современной социальной теории
Some Prospects on Interpretation of Notion "Cosmopolitism" in Contemporary Social Theory

Author(s): Aleksandr Filatov
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: cosmopolitism; Social Theory nationalism; patriotism; critics of cosmopolitism; "new cosmopolitism "; globalization; multiculturalism "cosmopolitan identity ".

Summary/Abstract: In the context of brief history overview of cosmopolitism concept and its criticism the diversity of interpretation of the idea of cosmopolitism in contemporary social theory is analyzed in this article. Distinctive features of the "new cosmopolitism" concept, which renewal took place in the late XX century, are outlined. Heuristic potential of cosmopolitism as a descriptive category is also grounded as exemplified by the concept of U.Beck's "cosmopolitan identity".

  • Issue Year: 09/2007
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 49-59
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Russian