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Philosophy

Cosmopolitanism vs. Statism in Global Justice Debates

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Cosmopolitanism holds that every human being has equal moral worth, so it rejects the idea that nationality is morally relevant to our duties. During the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for equitable vaccine distribution reflected a cosmopolitan view, while many nations prioritized securing doses for their own citizens, illustrating the statists' priority.

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Should a wealthy nation spend its tax revenue on its own citizens' healthcare or on saving thousands of lives in a famine-stricken country? This is the dividing line between cosmopolitanism and statism.