Global Citizenship and Social Movements: Creati, McIntyre..

Taylor & Francis

In this book, McIntyre addresses the need for transcultural thinking tools, to not only mend problems in the global environment, but also to understand the essential nature of the problems. > In this book, Janet McIntyre addresses the need for transcultural thinking tools, to not only mend problems in the global environment but also to understand the essential nature of the problems. Thinking tools comprise the analytical concepts which organise, disorganise, pattern and question thoughts about the social and natural world. Specifically, the concepts introduced in this book are 'global citizenship', 'human rights', 'responsibility', 'social movements' and 'transcultural webs of meaning'. > Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Intellectual Courage and Intellectual Conformity; Chapter 3 Tools for Transcultural Ethical Thinking; Chapter 4 Ecological and Critical Humanism (Eco-Humanism): Creating Webs of Meaning Through Paradigm Dialogue; Chapter 5 The Rights and Responsibilities of gn