The role that the desire for self-worth plays in international relations has become a prominent topic in contemporary political theory. Contemporary accounts are based on the notion of national self-worth as a function of status; therefore, the desire for national self-worth is seen as a source of anxiety and conflict over status. By contrast, according to Christian Wolff, there exists a duty to take care that both one's own and other political communities deserve to be esteemed. In his view, this duty is grounded in the duty of self-perfection because the qualities for which communities deserve to be esteemed are those that promote the self-perfection of individuals. From this perspective, he argues that duties of esteem toward political communities should not be seen as an outcome of power relations but rather as an outcome of the fulfillment of functions of the law of peoples. Wolff's line of argument draws attention to the possibility that anger over a violation of the desire for honor could be mistaken for an expression of specific culture-specific sensitivities, while what really may be expressed is a diverging interpretation of the implications of dependence in international relations.

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沃尔夫论人民法中的尊重义务

自我价值欲望在国际关系中的作用已成为当代政治理论的一个突出话题。当代账户基于作为地位函数的国家自我价值的概念；因此，对民族自我价值的渴望被视为焦虑和地位冲突的根源。相比之下，根据克里斯蒂安沃尔夫的说法，有责任注意自己和其他政治社区都应该受到尊重。在他看来，这种责任基于自我完善的责任，因为社区值得尊重的品质是那些促进个人自我完善的品质。从这个角度来说，他认为，对政治共同体的尊重义务不应被视为权力关系的结果，而应被视为实现人民法职能的结果。沃尔夫的论点提请注意以下可能性：对侵犯荣誉欲望的愤怒可能被误认为是对特定文化敏感性的表达，而真正可能表达的是对国际关系中依赖的含义的不同解释.