Kant is not the philosopher who has his head in the clouds, but the philosopher seeking to bridge the gulf between the ideal and the real in international relations.
The concept of the European Enlightenment is often used in objectively poorly defined ways, particularly in popular-scientific, social, political and journalistic discussions - and it is often even distorted or disfigured by cliches. This volume therefore presents the philosophical content of the epoch in an easily comprehensible form and brings its broad lines into focus. The aim is to achieve a philosophical assimilation of the eighteenth-ce...
In the political supplements of newspapers and in public debates, it is often claimed that "Islam" as such is archaic and poorly developed because in contrast to Europe it has not gone through a phase of Enlightenment. But it often remains unclear what the word "Enlightenment" is being used to mean here. This volume recalls the legacy of the European Enlightenment and argues in favour of nuanced and reason-based thinking in the style of Immanu...
This study investigates the thinking of European authors, from Vitoria to Kant, about political justice, the global community, and international hospitality as one special form of interaction among individuals of divergent societies, political communities, and cultures.
It is often assumed that cosmopolitan thinkers since the Renaissance have simply adopted and refined concepts from classical antiquity. This study argues that modern European cosmopolitanism should be perceived as a unique phenomenon, distinct from Greek and Roman forms of cosmopolitan thinking. One key feature is its dynamism, or the idea of change built into modern theories of cosmopolitanism.Covering the period from the 1530s to the 1920s, ...
Kant's omnipresence in contemporary cosmopolitan discourses contrasts with the fact that little is known about the historical origins and the systematic status of his cosmopolitan theory. This study argues that Kant's cosmopolitanism should be understood as embedded and dynamic. Inspired by Rousseau, Kant developed a form of cosmopolitanism rooted in a modified form of republican patriotism. In contrast to static forms of cosmopolitanism, Kant...
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.
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.
Kant's omnipresence in contemporary cosmopolitan discourses contrasts with the fact that little is known about the historical origins and the systematic status of his cosmopolitan theory. This study argues that Kant's cosmopolitanism should be understood as embedded and dynamic. Inspired by Rousseau, Kant developed a form of cosmopolitanism rooted in a modified form of republican patriotism. In contrast to static forms of cosmopolitanism, Kant...
Kant is not the philosopher who has his head in the clouds, but the philosopher seeking to bridge the gulf between the ideal and the real in international relations.
