PO231 Lecture 5: Liberalism and Application
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Oct. 23 = oct. 2 reading realism vs. cosmopolitanism. Common interest in our world - radical: radical liberals. Cosmopolitanism posits the moral equality of all human beings (heater, 2000, 5). Kosmopolites , meaning citizen of the cosmos or universe , models of cosmopolitanism propose a general consciousness of being part of the universe or the whole of nature (heater, 2000, Not within countries global, interconnected commitment. Idea that differs from realism (based on states) and liberalism (based on citizens of states) People can aspire to certain qualities of the good life but only within their own nation-state. We"re all equal because we"re all members of humanity. Want to focus on something that unites us (i. e. human rights) The peoples of the earth ( ) have thus entered in varying degrees into a universal community, and it has developed to the point where a violation of rights in one part of the world is felt everywhere .
