Naslov
Cosmopolitan Dissonance and Global Justice

Autori
Beroš, Marin

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
Realizing Global Justice: Theory and Practice

Mjesto i datum
Tromsø, Norveška, 19.06.2013. - 22.06.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Global justice; Cosmopolitanism; John Rawls

Sažetak
Contemporary cosmopolitanism, owing to its complex historical development, is heterogeneous idea, a composition of several, sometimes opposed modes of cosmopolitanism. Two of the foremost are ethical cosmopolitanism, which advocates equality of all people on the basis of their shared humanity ; and cultural cosmopolitanism which supports the view that cultural differences are important and that they should be valued and protected. The dissonance that is created between two modes, in which one side endorses individual equality and the other protects cultural diversity, reflects the tension that also emerges inside the liberal theory between the rights and freedoms of the individuals and the rights and freedoms of the groups. And this tension also has important consequences on the way we envision the global justice – in the evolving global society, should we prioritize justice on the individual level or the one on the level of already existent communities? This essay will find its starting point in the work of John Rawls whose “A Theory of Justice”, revived the topic of justice in the 20th century political philosophy. Although his theory was centered on the bounded political community, “A Theory of Justice” provoked numerous responses that have made the global justice an important issue in the contemporary political philosophy. Influenced by the comments he received, Rawls also joined the growing debate on global justice by expanding his theory in “The Law of Peoples” onto global community. This essay will present and elaborate the basic characteristics both of his works, alongside with the reflections of some of his critics, such as Charles Beitz, Thomas Nagel, Brian Barry or Amartya Sen. Finally, it will examine the influence of cosmopolitan idea on the issue of impartiality that is central to the thinking about global justice and asses how cosmopolitan dissonance affects the constitution of efficient and just global institutional system.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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