Grounding Cosmopolitanism : : From Kant to the Idea of a Cosmopolitan Constitution / / Garrett Wallace Brown.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Brown, Garrett Wallace,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748638819');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 FeaturesOutlines the various positions within Kant's cosmopolitanism and examines their interrelated themes and conclusionsDefends a Kantian cosmopolitan position against its most profound criticsArgues for the contemporary and interdisciplinary relevance of Kant's cosmopolitan thought and its importance for understanding and resolving current global concerns"

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- A Note on the Texts and Kant Referencing -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part One -- 1. Kant’s Cosmopolitanism -- 2. Kant’s Cosmopolitan Law and the Idea of a Cosmopolitan Constitution -- Part Two -- 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 -- Bibliography -- Index