Normative Theory in International Relations
Subtitle: A Pragmatic Approach (Cambridge Studies in International Relations)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 28, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780521639651
Subjects: International relations; Politics / Current Events; Normativity (Ethics); Political Science; Politics/International Relations; International Relations - General; International relations--Moral and ethical aspects; Political Science / International Relations; Moral and ethical aspects; Philosophy; Pragmatism
First sentence: Cosmopolitans seek to interrogate and complicate the value conferred upon sovereign states in the contemporary international system, since cosmopolitans take individuals, not states, to be the starting point for moral consideration.