Cosmopolitanism

Moral and Political

Bibliographic Data

ID6350652
AuthorsFred Dallmayr (University of Notre Dame, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume31
Issue3
Pages421-442
Publication date2003-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitical Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-5917 • E-ISSN: 1552-7476
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0090591703031003004
OpenAlexW2039584389
LanguageEN
Citations received31

Barely a decade after the end of the Cold War, the fury of violence has been unleashed around the world, taking the form of terrorism, wars against terrorism, and genocidal mayhem. These developments stand in contrast to more hopeful legacies of the twentieth century: creation of the United Nations and adoption of international documents such as the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” These legacies have encouraged a series of initiatives aiming at the formulation of a global or cosmopolitan ethics guiding the global community. The essay examines the promise and drawbacks of some of these initiatives. After reviewing proposals sponsored by Hans Küng and Martha Nussbaum, the essay turns to criticisms registering a perceived neglect of situated differences and motivational resources. To correct these deficits, the conclusion focuses on the political plane arguing that a viable global ethics needs to be anchored in, or supplemented by, a global political praxis

Cosmopolitanism · Declaration · Environmental ethics · Human rights · Neglect · Political science · Politics · Praxis · Situated · Sociology · Terrorism · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics

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