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The Ideal of Moral Cosmopolitanism and Human Rights in Edward Manukyan's "A World Without War"

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The cantata A World Without War (2009), by Armenian-born composer Edward Manukyan (b. 1981), was written, in part, to support increased awareness of human rights issues. Based on a quote from linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky (b. 1928), the narrative of the cantata states: "We can, for example, be fairly confident that either there will be a world without war or there won't be a world." In addition to Chomsky's words, the cantata excerpts quotes of two additional literary giants advocating human rights, Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), and Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989). The purpose of this dissertation is to focus attention on human rights activism; using Manukyan's A World Without War, I highlight moral and ethical questions at the center of this work and explain how this cantata embraces the ideal of moral cosmopolitanism. I strongly believe in the importance of human rights for all citizens of the world, and the role music plays in advancing its cause through performance arts.
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Title: The Ideal of Moral Cosmopolitanism and Human Rights in Edward Manukyan's "A World Without War"
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The cantata A World Without War (2009), by Armenian-born composer Edward Manukyan (b.
1981), was written, in part, to support increased awareness of human rights issues.
Based on a quote from linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky (b.
1928), the narrative of the cantata states: "We can, for example, be fairly confident that either there will be a world without war or there won't be a world.
" In addition to Chomsky's words, the cantata excerpts quotes of two additional literary giants advocating human rights, Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), and Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989).
The purpose of this dissertation is to focus attention on human rights activism; using Manukyan's A World Without War, I highlight moral and ethical questions at the center of this work and explain how this cantata embraces the ideal of moral cosmopolitanism.
I strongly believe in the importance of human rights for all citizens of the world, and the role music plays in advancing its cause through performance arts.

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