Imperfect Cosmopolis Studies in History of International Legal Theory Cosmopolitan Ideas

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext In current political debates! the term "cosmopolitanism" is often used in quite vague ways! as part of sweeping generalizations that might not hold up to closer scrutiny. "Imperfect Cosmopolis"aims to clarify the meaning of the term by approaching it from a decidedly historical perspective--distinguishing! for example! between types of cosmopolitanism and the development of the concept through the centuries. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis *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

Product details

• Authors: Georg Cavallar, Cavallar Georg
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 15.06.2011
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education
• EAN: 9780708323670
• ISBN: 978-0-7083-2367-0
• Pages: 240
• Series: Political Philosophy Now; University of Wales Press - Po; Political Philosophy Now; University of Wales Press - Po
• Subjects: international, History, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Studies, Cosmopolitan, Theory, of, Legal, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, ideas, Imperfect, Cosmopolis