Sonia Sikka is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Ottawa. Her publications include Herder on Humanity and Cultural Difference (Cambridge, 2011), Multiculturalism and Religious Identity: Canada and India (2014) and Living with Religious Diversity (2015).

Acknowledgements; Note on citations; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Freedom and necessity; 2. Is humanity an end in itself?; 3. Animals and other beings; 4. Justice in light of the good; 5. Cultures, peoples, nations; 6. Was Heidegger racist?; 7. The status of reason; Conclusion; Bibliography.