International Society : : Diverse Ethical Perspectives / / ed. by David R. Mapel, Terry Nardin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• MitwirkendeR: Barry, Brian,; Brown, Chris,; Charvet, John,; Friedman, Richard B.,; George, Robert P.,; Hashmi, Sohail H.,; Laberge, Pierre,; Mapel, David R.,; Miller, David,; Nardin, Terry,; Novak, David,; Stackhouse, Max L.,; Teson, Fernando R.,; Whelan, Frederick G.,
• HerausgeberIn: Mapel, David R.,; Nardin, Terry,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics ; 2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)

In a time of eroding sovereignty and resurgent nationalism, this collection provides a searching investigation of the moral foundations of the international order. Drawing on diverse philosophical and theological perspectives, the contributors debate the character of international society, the authority of international law and institutions, and the demands of international justice. In a series of philosophical essays, each followed by a critical commentary, the book considers the contributions of legal positivism, natural law, Kantian ethics, contractarian theory, and moral cosmopolitanism to the discussion of law and justice in international society. It also includes commentaries by experts in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic moral theology, and a concluding chapter that compares and contrasts the views presented without seeking to adjudicate their differences. Because of its comprehensive approach and the diversity of its viewpoints, the volume serves as an introduction to the topic and as a resource for scholars, journalists, policy makers, and anyone else who wants to understand better the range of moral perspectives that underlies discussion of the current international order. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Brian Barry, Chris Brown, John Charvet, Richard Friedman, Robert P. George, Sohail Hashmi, Pierre Laberge, David Miller, David Novak, Max L. Stackhouse, Fernando R. Tesón, and Frederick G. Whelan.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE Philosophical Interpretations -- CHAPTER 1 Legal Positivism as a Theory of International Society -- CHAPTER 2 Legal Positivism and International Society -- CHAPTER 3 Natural Law and International Order -- CHAPTER 4 Some Thoughts on Natural Law and International Order -- CHAPTER 5 Kant on Justice and the Law of Nations -- CHAPTER 6 Kantian International Liberalism -- CHAPTER 7 International Society from a Contractarian Perspective -- CHAPTER 8 Contractarian Thought and the Constitution of International Society -- CHAPTER 9 International Society from a Cosmopolitan Perspective -- CHAPTER 10 The Limits of Cosmopolitan Justice -- PART TWO Theological Commentaries -- CHAPTER 11 Jewish Theology and International Society -- CHAPTER 12 Christianity and the Prospects for a New Global Order -- CHAPTER 13 Islamic Ethics in International Society -- PART THREE Comparative Overview -- CHAPTER 14 Justice, Diversity, and Law in International Society -- INDEX