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Table 1 A typology of ethical perspectives

From: Cosmopolitanism and foreign policy for health: ethics for and beyond the state

Typology

Characteristics

Isolationism

Extreme self-interest

Self-otherness (Very high)

State-centered

Charity

Self-otherness (High)

Reactive

Aide-oriented support

State-centered

Security

Self-otherness (High)

Reactive

Long-term support/development

Aide-oriented support

State-centered

Cosmopolitanism

Self-otherness (Low)

Long-term support

Systems development

 

Person-centered