Imperfect Cosmopolis

Studies in the History of International Legal Theory and Cosmopolitan Ideas

Georg Cavallar (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2011
University of Wales Press (Verlag)
978-0-7083-2367-0 (ISBN)

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In current debates, the term "cosmopolitanism" often remains quite vague and leads to sweeping generalizations. Unlike many recent publications, this book looks at the notion from a decidedly historical perspective, trying to give depth and texture to the concept.

In current debates, the term cosmopolitanismA" often remains quite vague and leads to sweeping generalizations. Unlike many recent publications, this book looks at the notion from a decidedly historical perspective, trying to give depth and texture to the concept.

Dr. Georg Cavallar is a teacher and a lecturer at the departments of philosophy and educational science, University of Vienna. He has published on Kant's political philosophy, the history of international law, and educational philosophy.

*Introduction *Vitoria, Grotius, Pufendorf, Wolff and Vattel: accomplices of European colonialism and exploitation, or true cosmopolitans? *British Enlightenment: the triumph of commercial cosmopolitanism *Kant and the 'miserable comforters': contractual cosmopolitanism *Late eighteenth-century international legal theory: from cosmopolis to the idea of Europe *Immigration, rights and the global community: Pufendorf, Vattel, Bluntschli and Verdross *Conclusion

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2011
Reihe/Serie	Political Philosophy Now
Zusatzinfo	Not illustrated
Verlagsort	Wales
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
ISBN-10	0-7083-2367-7 / 0708323677
ISBN-13	978-0-7083-2367-0 / 9780708323670
Zustand	Neuware