Leibniz, Islam and cosmopolitan virtue

Bryan S. Turner

Leibniz, Islam and cosmopolitan virtue

Bryan S. Turner

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Abstract

Samuel HuntingtonÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s article on ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“the clash of civilizationsÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ in Foreign Affairs (1993) has shaped much of the academic debate about inter-cultural understanding for over a decade. In retrospect, Edward SaidÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s criticisms of Orientalism (1978) and more especially his Representations of the Intellectual (1994) offered some prospect that intellectuals could cross boundaries between cultures, and forge a pathway towards mutual respect and understanding. In the post 9/11 world, HuntingtonÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s bleak analysis of the development of micro fault-line conflicts and macro core state conflicts has captured the mood of foreign policy in the West in the era of the ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“war on terrorÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢. Huntington of course believes that the major division is between the Christian West and the Muslim world. More recently, Huntington (2003) has even more openly spoken about ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“the age of Muslim WarsÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ and widespread Muslim grievance and hostility towards the United States. Any attempt to engage with Islamic civilization is now seen as a ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“war for Muslim mindsÃƒÂ¢Ã¢"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	139-147
Number of pages	9
Journal	Theory Culture & Society
Volume	22
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - 2005

Keywords

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, 1646-1716
social sciences

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