International Society: Diverse Ethical Perspectives

Published by Princeton University Press 1998

International Society

Diverse Ethical Perspectives

Edited by: David R. Mapel and Terry Nardin

Volume 2 in the series Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691227627

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About this book

In a time of eroding sovereignty and resurgent nationalism, this collection provides a searching investigation of the moral foundations of the international order. Drawing on diverse philosophical and theological perspectives, the contributors debate the character of international society, the authority of international law and institutions, and the demands of international justice. In a series of philosophical essays, each followed by a critical commentary, the book considers the contributions of legal positivism, natural law, Kantian ethics, contractarian theory, and moral cosmopolitanism to the discussion of law and justice in international society. It also includes commentaries by experts in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic moral theology, and a concluding chapter that compares and contrasts the views presented without seeking to adjudicate their differences.

Because of its comprehensive approach and the diversity of its viewpoints, the volume serves as an introduction to the topic and as a resource for scholars, journalists, policy makers, and anyone else who wants to understand better the range of moral perspectives that underlies discussion of the current international order. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Brian Barry, Chris Brown, John Charvet, Richard Friedman, Robert P. George, Sohail Hashmi, Pierre Laberge, David Miller, David Novak, Max L. Stackhouse, Fernando R. Tesón, and Frederick G. Whelan.

Author / Editor information

David R. Mapel, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is the author of Social Justice Reconsidered. Terry Nardin, Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is the author of Law, Morality, and the Relations of States (Princeton) and editor of The Ethics of War and Peace: Religious and Secular Perspectives (Princeton). Together they are the coeditors of Traditions in International Ethics.

Reviews

"This penetrating study examines ethical perspectives on international society.... This volume will be of special interest to scholars of international ethics."

"The collection is excellently constructed and put together and both individually and collectively very powerful. . . . An intellectually distinguished and extremely well conceived project."---N.J. Rengger, Political Studies

"The work edited by Mapel and Nardin comprises sophisticated philosophical and legal analyses of the concept of 'international society' that is often associated with 'the English school' in International Relations.... A useful and highly topical corrective to the 'rogue states doctrine' promulgated by the United States!"

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
PREFACE Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
CONTRIBUTORS Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
INTRODUCTION David R. Mapel and Terry Nardin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART ONE Philosophical Interpretations
CHAPTER 1 Legal Positivism as a Theory of International Society Terry Nardin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
CHAPTER 2 Legal Positivism and International Society Frederick G. Whelan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
CHAPTER 3 Natural Law and International Order Robert P. George Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
CHAPTER 4 Some Thoughts on Natural Law and International Order Richard B. Friedman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
CHAPTER 5 Kant on Justice and the Law of Nations Pierre Laberge Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
CHAPTER 6 Kantian International Liberalism Fernando R. Teson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
CHAPTER 7 International Society from a Contractarian Perspective John Charvet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
CHAPTER 8 Contractarian Thought and the Constitution of International Society Chris Brown Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
CHAPTER 9 International Society from a Cosmopolitan Perspective Brian Barry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
CHAPTER 10 The Limits of Cosmopolitan Justice David Miller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
PART TWO Theological Commentaries
CHAPTER 11 Jewish Theology and International Society David Novak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
CHAPTER 12 Christianity and the Prospects for a New Global Order Max L. Stackhouse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
CHAPTER 13 Islamic Ethics in International Society Sohail H. Hashmi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
PART THREE Comparative Overview
CHAPTER 14 Justice, Diversity, and Law in International Society David R. Mapel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259