Grounding Cosmopolitanism From Kant to the Idea of a Cosmopolitan Constitution

by Brown, Garrett Wallace

• ISBN13: 9780748638819
• ISBN10: 0748638814
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-14
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Garrett Wallace Brown is a Lecturer in Politics at the University of Sheffield and the author of Cosmopolitanism (forthcoming).

Table of Contents

A Note on the Texts and Kant Referencing	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
An Abridged History of Cosmopolitan Thought and the Connections to Kant's Cosmopolitanism	p. 4
Contemporary Cosmopolitan Themes and the Distinctiveness of a Kantian Approach to Cosmopolitanism	p. 9
The Critiques of Cosmopolitanism and the Structure of Response	p. 15
Methodology: Kant the Cosmopolitan and a Kantian form of Cosmopolitanism	p. 20
Kant's Comopolitanism	p. 31
Moral Foundations of Kant's Cosmopolitanism	p. 33
Cosmopolitanism, Globalization and Kant's Problematic Theory of History	p. 37
Cosmopolitan Jurisprudence and the Foundation for a Cosmopolitan Matrix	p. 44
Cosmopolitan Jurisprudence and the Development of a Kantian Cosmopolitan Matrix	p. 47
Conclusion	p. 50
Kant's Cosmopolitan Law and the Idea of a Cosmopolitan Constitution	p. 55
Cosmopolitan Law and a Condition of Cosmopolitan Constitution Right	p. 57
Cosmopolitan Right and the Laws of Hospitality	p. 59
Kantian Constitutionalism and the Idea of a Cosmopolitan Constitution	p. 66
Conclusion	p. 78
State Sovereignty, Federation and Kant's Cosmopolitanism	p. 87
Kant's Move from Natural Law to Lawful Cosmopolitanism	p. 89
The Definitive Articles of Perpetual Peace and the Jurisprudence of Kant's Cosmopolitanism	p. 89
The Scope of Federation in a Cosmopolitan Order	p. 106
Kant's Cosmopolitanism and its Relationship to Contemporary International Relations Theory	p. 110
Conclusion	p. 117
Cultural Difference and Kant's Cosmopolitan Law	p. 123
Claims from Culture: Cultural Relativism and Cultural Pluralism	p. 126
Some Confusion Regarding Cultural Communities and Identity	p. 128
Kant's Pragmatic Anthropology and the Cosmopolitan Alternative to the Reductionist Sociology of Culture	p. 131
Cultural Relativism and the Critique of Kantian Universalism	p. 133
Coexist versus Cohere: Kant's Cosmopolitanism and Cultural Pluralism	p. 140
Conclusion: Kantian Cosmopolitanism and Diversity	p. 143
Distributive Justice and the Capability for Effective Autonomy	p. 149
Normative Principles of Kant's Distributive Justice	p. 150
Kant's Social Welfare and Distributive Justice	p. 159
Effective Autonomy and Capabilities for Freedom	p. 167
Effective Autonomy and Cosmopolitan Concerns for Distributive Justice	p. 171
Conclusion	p. 178
Conclusion: Applied Theory and a Continued Cosmopolitan Enthusiasm	p. 186
Implications of Kant's Constitutional Cosmopolitanism: Globalization, Global Markets and Inequality	p. 189
The Protection of Cosmopolitan Right and the Global Forum	p. 191
Humanitarian Assistance and Global Justice	p. 195
The Idea of Universal Human Rights as a Basis for Cosmopolitan Right	p. 198
Applied Theory: Toward a Cosmopolitan Condition	p. 202
Conclusion	p. 210
Bibliography	p. 217
Index	p. 231
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