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(2010) Questioning cosmopolitanism, Dordrecht, Springer.
Feasibility constraints and the cosmopolitan vision
empirical reasons for choosing justice over humanity
Holly Lawford-Smith
pp. 137-150
In the first part of this paper I address the choice between the principles of justice and of humanity as a way of grounding cosmopolitan proposals. I make a conceptual clarification about the humanity approach before giving an argument for promoting justice as the foundation of cosmopolitanism, drawing on work in moral psychology, economics and experimental philosophy. In the final part of the paper I give some reasons for being cautious about the conclusion of the practical argument.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8704-1_9
Full citation:
Lawford-Smith, H. (2010)., Feasibility constraints and the cosmopolitan vision: empirical reasons for choosing justice over humanity, in S. Hooft, S. Van Hooft & W. Vandekerckhove (eds.), Questioning cosmopolitanism, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 137-150.
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