Philosophy Professor Publishes Book on Global Ethics

UNC Charlotte Philosophy faculty member Eddy Souffrant’s book, Identity, Political Freedom, and Collective Responsibility: The Pillars and Foundations of Global Ethics, recently was published by Palgrave-MacMillan (NY).

In his work, Souffrant argues that society’s current social and political theories do not properly account for the actual circumstances of twenty-first century living and experiences. He makes a case for a reassessment of the individual-centered liberal epistemologies of moral, social, and political philosophy. Souffrant argues that this reassessment must be cognizant of the contemporary circumstances in which individuals live their lives, their local and global interconnectedness, and tacit and active participation in multi-sited communities.

The book is organized in four chapters, in which it examines several pertinent topics such as oppressive liberties, composite identities, informal democracies, public accountability, moral philosophy, Africana cosmopolitanism, and the challenges of Caribbean modernity to global ethics.

Souffrant has many other academic and leadership roles at UNC Charlotte, including affiliate faculty in the Africana Studies Department. He is also the author of Formal Transgression, published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, in which he explores the ramifications of the philosophical applications to foreign affairs in regards to nineteenth-century European history.