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Reconsidering Cosmopolitanism and Forgiveness presents a world-centric, caring conceptualization of cosmopolitanism and forgiveness grounded in the thought of two radical, twentieth-century continental thinkers: Hannah Arendt and Jacques Derrida. It fundamentally re-evaluates what it means to care for the world in dark times and develops a political theory of repairing, preserving and cultivating the relationships which constitute the human community. This interdisciplinary book reveals how cosmopolitanism and forgiveness each care for the powerful experience of human freedom: the power to begin new courses of political action with a plurality of people in the public realm. It not only casts new light on the political thought of both Arendt and Derrida but also contributes to ongoing debates about the nature of political spaces, the possibility for collective political action, and the importance of cultivating encounters with the unknown Other in todays digitally interconnected world.Christopher Peys is a Rotary International Global Grant Scholar and an award winning educator at the University of St. Andrews. As an international political theorist, his work seeks to address questions about global justice, international ethics, and transitional justice. He has contributed to EInternational Relations, TheRiskyShift.com, and interned at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C.

In this slim and arresting book, Christopher Peys makes an important contribution to our thinking about care as a political practice. His sharp readings of Arendt and Derrida, linked to insightful reflections on contemporary politics, invite us to re-imagine cosmopolitanism and forgiveness as vital modes of caring for the world. Ella Myers, Associate Professor of Political Science and Gender Studies, University of Utah

Peys monography develops an innovative world-centric theory of political action, according to which cosmopolitanism and forgiveness are intertwined practices of lÓr