Description
This book is certain to generate controversy. Kant has repeatedly been hailed as "the greatest of all theorists" in the field of International Relations (IR); in particular, he has been acknowledged as the forefather of cosmopolitanism and democratic peace theory. Yet, Molloy charges that this understanding of Kant is based on misinterpretation, neglect of particular texts, and failure to recognize Kant's ambivalences and ambiguities. Molloy's return to Kant's texts forces devotees of cosmopolitanism and other "Kantian" schools of thought in IR to critically assess their relationship with their supposed forebear: ultimately, they will be compelled either to seek different philosophical origins or to find some way to accommodate the complexity and the decisively theological aspects of Kant's ideas.
About the Author
Sean Molloy is Reader in International Relations at the University of Kent.
Reviews
Kant's International Relations stands out alone in IR treatments of Kant and has done the discipline an important service. It is both IR and philosophically savvy, bridging philosophy and IR theory in a rigorous manner with a clear and highly pertinent contemporary agenda."" - Richard Beardsworth, Aberystwyth University
Book Information
ISBN 9780472130405
Author Sean Patrick Molloy
Format Hardback
Page Count 270
Imprint The University of Michigan Press
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
Weight(grams) 542g