Eddy M. Souffrant calls for a reassessment of the starting points of moral, social, and political philosophy that takes into account the actual living circumstances of persons living the 21st century.

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Author Eddy M. Souffrant: Eddy Marcel Souffrant is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA. Author Eddy M. Souffrant: Eddy Marcel Souffrant is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.

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Introduction PART I: CONCEPTIONS OF IDENTITY 1. Introduction 2. Singular and Collective Identity 3. Linguistic and Racial Identity 4. Using History and Nation to Be 5. From Regional to Global Identity 6. Contextual Identities 7. Oppressive Liberties 8. Emancipatory Identities 9. Composite Identities 10. Whence does a Writer Derive her Sense of Identity? 11. Caribbean Philosophy: In Guise of a Conclusion PART II: LIBERALISM BEYOND BORDERS 1. Philosophy and Contemporary Realities 2. David Held's Cosmopolitan Democracy 3. Sovereignty, Democracy, and Globalization 4. Transnational Ethics, Multiple Appurtenance and Anarchy 5. Informal Democracy 6. Informal Citizens: Immigrants or Refugees 7. Searching Freedoms: Political Representation in Informal Democracies 8. Public Accountability 9. Inclusion and Accountability 10. Toward a Collective Responsibility PART III: ETHICS AND COLLECTIVITY 1. Morality in an Unpredictable World 2. Moral Philosophy in the Present 3. On Being Moral 4. 3 Conceptions of Collective Responsibility 5. Examples of Collective Responsibility in Practice 6. Conclusion PART IV: THOUGHTS ON A CARIBBEAN PHILOSOPHY AND HOW NOT TO DO GLOBAL ETHICS 1. Introduction 2. Africana Cosmopolitanism 3. Allegiance, Global Ideologies, Contemporary Directions 4. Radicalism à la Mode or Outmoded 5. Global Justice 6. Collective Responsibility 7. Conclusion