Kant's Moral and Political Cosmopolitanism

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ID4079545
AuthorsPauline Kleingeld (0009-0003-8631-5184, University of Groningen, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume11
Issue1
Pages14-23
Publication date2016-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/phc3.12298
OpenAlexW2284430770
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited21

In this essay, I first outline the contexts in which the idea of cosmopolitanism appears in Kant's moral and political philosophy. I then survey the three main debates regarding his political cosmopolitanism, namely, on the nature of the international federation he advocated, his theory of cosmopolitan right, and his views on colonialism and 'race', and I consider the relation between patriotism and cosmopolitanism in Kant's work. I subsequently discuss Kant's moral cosmopolitanism. Kant is widely held to be a defender of moral cosmopolitanism, but the terminology of world citizenship is in fact strikingly rare in Kant's writings on moral theory. I offer a two-part explanation for why this is the case

Cosmopolitanism · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Patriotism · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · War, Ethics, and Justification

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