Kantian Politics and Methodological Cosmopolitanism

• Authors: Áron Telegdi-Csetri
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The author offers in his article a philosophical and ethical concept of cosmopolitanism realized in the thought of Immanuel Kant. The text contains a theoretical study of cosmopolitanism derived from the postmodern critique of contemporary anthropology. According to the author, cosmopolitanism should be seen as one of the types, dimensions, or forms of globalization. It is a set of values, attitudes and identities, which are universal, apolitical, and transnational. The author traces the common basic source of this values, directing readers attention to culture.

Keywords

EN

Kantian politics; cosmopolitism; culture; values

• Publisher: Księgarnia Akademicka
• Journal: Politeja : Pismo Wydziału Studiów Miedzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
• Year: 2012
• Issue: 2.3(20.3)
• Pages: 75-87

Contributors

author

Áron Telegdi-Csetri

• New Europe College, Institute for Advanced Study (Bucharest, Romania)

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