Description: Do national boundaries have fundamental moral significance, or do we have moral obligations to foreigners that are equal to our obligations to our compatriots? The latter position is known as cosmopolitanism, and this volume brings together a number of distinguished political philosophers and theorists to explore cosmopolitanism and the positive arguments that can be made for it. Their essays provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of the debate as well as the alternative visions of cosmopolitanism that will interest a wide range of readers in philosophy, political theory, and law.
Brief description: Gillian Brock is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Auckland.
Review Quotes: "The Political Philosophy of Cosmopolitanism brings a refreshing perspective[...]In addition to developing an independent cosmopolitanism [the book] also demonstrates the great diversity within cosmopolitan thought[...]The Political Philosophy of Cosmopolitanism makes a valuable contribution to the literature and marks progress toward the evolution of a distinctly cosmopolitan political thought."
-Amy E. Eckert, Metropolitan State College of Denver