Cosmopolitanism: Philosophical Backgrounds and Ethical Implications

What does it mean to be a citizen of the world? Does it still make sense in 2022 as a philosophical ideal and as an ethical orientation? The course will critically reconstruct various traditions of cosmopolitanism and focus on contemporary challenges (climate change, international migration, human rights, global justice, etc.). Strong points will be discussed as well as ambiguities of an ideal which Martha Nussbaum calls “noble but flawed”. Case studies will be used to test the potential of problem-based and interdisciplinary learning in moral philosophy.