Self-interest, transitional cosmopolitanism and the motivational problem

It is often argued that cosmopolitanism faces unique motivational constraints, asking more of individuals than they are able to give. This ‘motivational problem’ held pose a significant challenge cosmopolitanism, as it appears unable transform its moral demands into motivated political action. article develops novel response the problem facing arguing self-interest, alongside appeals sentiment, can play vital and neglected, transitional role in moving towards an expanded cosmopolitical condition. The explicates problem’, analyses relationship between self-interest sentimental addressing it, series claims be one important component what we label ‘transitional cosmopolitanism’. In doing so, argue self-interested motivations compatible with sentiment-based approaches, rendering them plausible. addition, two expected critiques cosmopolitanism’ tackled: (A) That cannot address feasibility (B) meet ‘authentic’ entails. We refute these outline three conditions which advance form while also being writ large.