Category Archives: Cosmopoliitanism

Blog postings under this category relate to the philosophical notion of cosmopolitanism without necessarily distinguishing between ethical, moral, or political cosmopolitanism.

Who Decides ‘Analogue’ Citizenships?

Typically when asked ‘who is responsible for setting citizenship rules’ there are two general answers that fall out. On the one hand we might hear ‘the government is responsible for setting down citizenship regulations,’ and on the other we might hear … Continue reading

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Genealogy and the ‘Net

I’ve recently had the pleasure of reading some of Foucault’s Society Must be Defended. Over the course of the book Foucault will be radically changing his early positions, and I hope to note and discuss these changes as I come … Continue reading

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Review of “In the national interest” by Allen Buchanan

Buchanan’s intent is to demonstrate that it is contradictory to simultaneously hold human rights and the “Permissible Exclusivity Thesis” in mutually high regard. In this review I jaunt through the article, first explicating the Obligatory Exclusivity Thesis (OET), then the … Continue reading

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Review of “A cosmopolitan perspective on the global economic order” by Thoman Pogge

Pogge’s general assertion is that the West’s influence in shaping the existing global social conditions is continuing to promote a monumental level of suffering that has, and continues to, kill more people than either Hitler or Stalin. While these claims … Continue reading

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