Grounding cosmopolitanism : from Kant to the idea of a cosmopolitan constitution / Garrett Wallace Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Garrett Wallace, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.

Kant, Immanuel.

Cosmopolitanism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 234 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This book outlines a Kantian form of cosmopolitan theory in relation to the requirements for a constitutional global order. In addition it provides a comprehensive defence of cosmopolitan ethics against realist pluralist and communitarian critiques. Author's short blurb: The world has become increasingly interconnected where actions in one part of the world can have profound effects everywhere. If humans are to successfully coexist then it is essential that we begin to theorize about what regulative legal principles could secure a condition of mutually beneficial cohabitation. The purpose of this book is to explore the normative and legal requirements necessary for a Kantian based cosmopolitan constitution and to argue its relevance in understanding and resolving current global concerns.

Contents:

1. Kant's cosmopolitanism

2. Kant's cosmopolitan law and the idea of a cosmopolitan constitution

3. State sovereignty, federation and Kant's cosmopolitanism

4. Cultural difference and Kant's cosmopolitan law

5. Distributive justice and the capability for effective autonomy

6. Conclusion : applied theory and a continued cosmopolitan enthusiasm.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-229) and index.

ISBN:

0-7486-5282-5

1-282-62038-X

9786612620386

0-7486-4092-4

OCLC:

638860077