What kind of global ethics is possible if there is no foundation
for moral knowledge, or, at the very least, if this global reality
is complex and knowledge of it uncertain? Furthermore, how can a
practice of ethics satisfactorily deal with difference, a
persistent and confounding feature of global politics for any
normative or empirical theory of International Relations? The
literature in international and global ethics struggles with these
questions, but turns to well-known traditions of moral thought and
ethics for answers, such as pragmatism, a thinner version of
cosmopolitanism, or communicative avenues toward consensus, all of
which assume or aspire to some degree of universality. This book
responds to the call for a bold and creative practice of ethics for
global politics that still recognizes and allows difference,
complexity and uncertainty, an account that is sure to elicit
widespread consideration and response.Amoureux critically discusses
and draws on the rich work on critique, affect, rhetoric,
friendship, and knowledge that Aristotle, Arendt, Foucault and
Giddens engage, to develop a conceptual basis for ethical practice
as well as concrete strategies for its exercise. 'Ethical
reflexivity' is a powerful practice of international and global
politics because it equips individuals and organizations with the
tools to recognize, interrogate, and potentially change the stories
they tell about international politics-about the constraints of
politics, notions of responsibility, and visions of desirability.
This book is aimed at shedding light on seemingly intractable
problems associated with pressing international and global issues
and on offering new possibilities for agency and action. And, by
rejecting the normative/analytical bifurcation that pervades much
of social science, 'ethical reflexivity' provides IR scholars a
well-specified practice of self-reflexivity to reinvigorate
theories of international/global politics by highlighting and
interrogating their own thought and action, as they also recognize
this agential capacity in the subjects they study.
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