Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics

Christian Political Ethics Edited by John A. Coleman

Christian Political Ethics brings together leading Christian scholars of diverse theological and ethical perspectives--Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anabaptist--to address fundamental questions of state and civil society...

Confucian Political Ethics Edited by Daniel A. Bell

For much of the twentieth century, Confucianism was condemned by Westerners and East Asians alike as antithetical to modernity. Internationally renowned philosophers, historians, and social scientists argue otherwise in Confucian...

Law, Politics, and Morality in Judaism Edited by Michael Walzer

Jewish legal and political thought developed in conditions of exile, where Jews had neither a state of their own nor citizenship in any other. What use, then, can this body of thought be today to Jews living in Israel or as emancipated...

The Many and the One: Religious and Secular Perspectives on Ethical Pluralism in the Modern World Edited by Richard Madsen and Tracy B. Strong

The war on terrorism, say America's leaders, is a war of Good versus Evil. But in the minds of the perpetrators, the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington were presumably justified as ethically good acts against American evil....

Islamic Political Ethics: Civil Society, Pluralism, and Conflict Edited by Sohail H. Hashmi

One of the most dynamic aspects of the Islamic revival during the past two centuries has been the rethinking of Islamic political thought. A broad range of actors, ideas, and ideologies characterize the debate on how Islamic ethics and...

Civil Society and Government Edited by Nancy L. Rosenblum and Robert C. Post

Civil Society and Government brings together an unprecedented array of political, ethical, and religious perspectives to shed light on the complex and much-debated relationship between civil society and the state. Some argue that civil...

Alternative Conceptions of Civil Society Edited by Simone Chambers and Will Kymlicka

The idea of civil society has long been central to the Western liberal-democratic tradition, where it has been seen as a crucial site for the development and pursuit of basic liberal values such as individual freedom, social pluralism...

Boundaries and Justice: Diverse Ethical Perspectives Edited by Sohail H. Hashmi and David Miller

Despite the supreme political and economic significance of boundaries--and ongoing challenges to existing national boundaries--scant attention has been paid to their ethics. This volume explores how diverse ethical traditions understand...

International Society: Diverse Ethical Perspectives Edited by David R. Mapel and Terry Nardin

In a time of eroding sovereignty and resurgent nationalism, this collection provides a searching investigation of the moral foundations of the international order. Drawing on diverse philosophical and theological perspectives, the...