Soran Reader
Cosmopolitan Pacifism
Reader, Soran
Authors
Abstract
In this paper I argue that cosmopolitanism prohibits war and requires a global approach to criminal justice. My argument proceeds by drawing out some implications of the core cosmopolitan intuition that every human being has a moral status which constrains how they may be treated. In the first part of this paper, I describe cosmopolitanism. In the second part, Cosmopolitanism and War, I analyse violence, consider the standards cosmopolitanism sets for its justification, and argue that war fails to meet them. In the third part, Cosmopolitanism and Criminal Justice, I argue that cosmopolitanism implies a moral obligation to deal justly with human wrongdoing wherever it occurs. Cosmopolitan pacifism follows: war is prohibited, and a consistent global criminal justice system is required. In the fourth part, Why No Cosmopolitan Pacifists?, I consider why cosmopolitans tend not to identify as pacifists, and in the final part, Objections, I discuss some objections.
Citation
Reader, S. (2007). Cosmopolitan Pacifism. Journal of Global Ethics, 3(1), 87-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449620701234559
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Apr 1, 2007 |
Deposit Date | Jan 24, 2008 |
Journal | Journal of Global Ethics |
Print ISSN | 1744-9626 |
Electronic ISSN | 1744-9634 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 87-103 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/17449620701234559 |