Institutionalising Kant’s political philosophy
Foregrounding cosmopolitan right
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12717620 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luke Ulaş (0000-0002-8294-4704, University of Sheffield, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 421-442 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Political Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-8851 • E-ISSN: 1741-2730 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1474885118794006 |
| OpenAlex | W2888629275 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 35 |
There exists a longstanding debate over the global institutional implications of Immanuel Kant's political philosophy: does such a philosophy entail a federal world government, or instead only a confederal ‘league of nations’? However, while the systematic nature of Kant's tripartite ‘doctrine of right' is well recognised, this debate has been conducted with all but exclusive focus on ‘international right' in particular. This article, by contrast, brings ‘cosmopolitan right' firmly into view. It proceeds by way of engagement with the two Kantian arguments made in defence of a ‘league of nations’ in discussion of international right, each of which appeals to aspects of states’ supposed ‘personhood’: the first appeals to states’ distinctive moral personality; the second to states’ physical manifestation. The article considers what happens when we assess these arguments not just in light of the demands of international right, but also in light of cosmopolitan right, and thus in light of public right more comprehensively. The answer is that such arguments cannot succeed as full defences of a league of nations. Indeed, when we assess such arguments with cosmopolitan right in view, they point instead – either tentatively or definitively – in the direction of world government
Cosmopolitanism · Doctrine · Law and economics · New Right · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · War, Ethics, and Justification
Force and Freedom
Cosmopolitanism and Citizenship
A Permissive Theory of Territorial Rights
Cosmopolitanism for Earth Dwellers
Can international organizations be democratic? A skeptic's view
Another Cosmopolitanism
Kant's Doctrine of Right
Kant and Modern Political Philosophy
The Rights of Others
Immanuel Kant
Common Possession of the Earth and Cosmopolitan Right
Provisional Right and Non-State Peoples
Perpetual Peace
Colonialism and Hospitality
What is required to institutionalize Kant’s cosmopolitan ideal
No right to unilaterally claim your territory
Kant's Sovereignty Dilemma
A Kantian conception of global justice
Sense and Reference
Kant's Political Theory
Bringing the State Back into Cosmopolitanism
Political Feasibility
The Laws of Hospitality, Asylum Seekers and Cosmopolitan Right
Justice and Foreigners
Hospitality, or Kant's Critique of Cosmopolitanism and Human Rights
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