Grounding Cosmopolitanism: From Kant to the Idea of a Cosmopolitan Constitution

Garrett Wallace Brown

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2009

Grounding Cosmopolitanism

From Kant to the Idea of a Cosmopolitan Constitution

Garrett Wallace Brown

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748640928

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This book explores Kant's cosmopolitanism and the normative requirements consistent with a Kantian based cosmopolitan constitution. Topics such as cosmopolitan law, cosmopolitan right, the laws of hospitality, a Kantian federation of states, a cosmopolitan epistemology of culture and a possible normative basis for a Kantian form of global distributive justice are explored and defended.

Contrary to many contemporary interpretations, Brown considers Kant's cosmopolitan thought as a form of international constitutional jurisprudence that requires minimal legal demands versus the extreme condition of establishing a world state. Viewing Kant's cosmopolitan theory as a minimal form of global jurisprudence allows it to satisfy communitarian, realist and pluralist concerns without surrendering cosmopolitan principles of human worth and cosmopolitan law. In this regard, it provides a more comprehensive understanding of Kantian cosmopolitanism and what normative implications this vision has for contemporary international political theory.

Key Features

Outlines the various positions within Kant's cosmopolitanism and examines their interrelated themes and conclusions
Defends a Kantian cosmopolitan position against its most profound critics
Argues for the contemporary and interdisciplinary relevance of Kant's cosmopolitan thought and its importance for understanding and resolving current global concerns

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
A Note on the Texts and Kant Referencing Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part One
1. Kant’s Cosmopolitanism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
2. Kant’s Cosmopolitan Law and the Idea of a Cosmopolitan Constitution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
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3. State Sovereignty, Federation and Kant’s Cosmopolitanism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
4. Cultural Difference and Kant’s Cosmopolitan Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
5. Distributive Justice and the Capability for Effective Autonomy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
6. Conclusion: Applied Theory and a Continued Cosmopolitan Enthusiasm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 248
Keywords: Politics

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Published: September 14, 2009
ISBN: 9780748640928