The volume spans ethical and political topics from a comparison of Plato and Conficicius on the state to modern problems of terrorism. The authors are Anwar Alam, John Blair and Jerusha Mc Cormack, Hans-Christian Günther, Dominik Müller, Sebastian Scheerer, Harro von Senger and Thomas Alexander Szlezák.
Hans-Christian Günther is professor for classics at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. He has widely published on Greek and Roman philosophy and literature, Byzantine and modern Greek studies. Recently he has been more and more interested in intercultural studies, ethics and international politics.
Table of Content
Preface
Thomas Alexander Szlezák:
Change and Stability of the State in Confucius and Plato
Harro von Senger:
Democracy as word and as concept
John Blair & Jerusha Mac Cormack:
Power versus Values: Structural Tensions in the PRC Today
Hans – Christian Günther:
Die Politik jüdisch-christlicher Werte : gibt es eine Alternative ?
Hans – Christian Günther:
Present Day China: a Gulag for Muslims
Anwar Alam:
Reflections on the Integration of Muslim Minorities: A Comparison of India and Europe
Dominik Müller:
State-Islam Relations in Southeast Asia: A Comparative Perspective
Hans – Christian Günther:
Was ist Terrorismus und wie gehen wir heute mit ihm um?
Sebastian Scheerer:
International terrorism – how it affects ethics, law, and politics
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