Grounding Cosmopolitanism

Garrett Wallace Brown is Professor of Political Theory and Global Health Policy in the School of Politics and International Studies at the University of Leeds. He co-leads the University’s Global Health cross faculty theme and has produced extensive research at the crossroads between global health and moral philosophy. His research interests also include cosmopolitan theory, Kant’s cosmopolitanism, the laws of hospitality, global constitutionalism and key issues in global justice.

In this excellent book Garrett Brown outlines and defends Kant's cosmopolitan political theory ... Strongly recommended for all those interested in Kant's political theory and in contemporary theories of global justice.

• A Note on the Texts and Kant Referencing; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: 1. Kant’s Cosmopolitanism; 2. Kant’s Cosmopolitan Law and the Idea of a Cosmopolitan; Part II: 3. State Sovereignty, Federation and Kant’s Cosmopolitanism; 4. Cultural Difference and Kant’s Cosmopolitan Law; 5. Distributive Justice and the Capability for Effective Autonomy; 6. Conclusion: Applied Theory and a Continued Cosmopolitan; Bibliography; Index