Contains papers from a conference held by the International Global Ethics Association in Melbourne, Australia in June, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-224) and index.

Cosmopolitan subjectivity. Questioning the questioning of cosmopolitanism / Nigel Dower ; Moral progress and world history : ethics and global interconnectedness / Andrew Linklater ; Cosmopolitanism, identity and recognition / Stan van Hooft ; Redeeming freedom / Jiwei Ci ; The cosmopolitan self and the fetishism of identity / Siby K. George ; Reconciling global duties with special responsibilities : towards a dialogical ethics / An Verlinden ; The cosmopolitan stranger / Vince P. Marotta ; Questioning cosmopolitan justice / Tom Campbell ; Feasibility constraints and the cosmopolitan vision : empirical reasons for choosing justice over humanity / Holly Lawford-Smith -- Global institutions. Do cosmopolitan ethics and cosmopolitan democracy imply each other? / Carol C. Gould ; Global institutionalism and justice / Rekha Nath ; Reconsidering the state : cosmopolitanism, republicanism, and global governance / Steven Slaughter ; Cosmopolitanism corporate responsibilities / Wim Vanderckhove.