Perpetual Peace - Kant, Immanuel

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Résumé :
Between states... no punitive war is thinkable because between them a relation of superior and inferior does not exist. Whence it follows that a war of extermination, where the process of annihilation would strike both parties at once and all right as well, would bring out perpetual peace only in the great graveyard of the human race. -from Perpetual Peace One of the most influential thinkers of the Western civilization, a man who profoundly shaped the mind-set of the modern world, examines war and human nature and concludes, bracingly, that global peace is inevitable. Far from an unattainable utopian fantasy, this 1795 essay lays out the requirements for peace, including republican governments, freedom of movement for citizens, and-prophetically-the formation of a league of nations. In this era of imperialistic ambitions and preemptive wars, Kant's insight is a profound reminder that peace is possible but must be actively pursued. Also available from Cosimo Classics: Kant's Analytic of the Beautiful and Perpetual Peace. German metaphysician IMMANUEL KANT (1724-1804) served as a librarian of the Royal Library, a prestigious government position, and as a professor at K?nigsberg University. His other works include Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime (1764), Critique of Pure Reason (1781), and Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785).

Biographie:
Immanuel Kant war ein deutscher Philosoph der Aufkl?rung. Kant z?hlt zu den bedeutendsten Vertretern der abendl?ndischen Philosophie. Sein Werk Kritik der reinen Vernunft kennzeichnet einen Wendepunkt in der Philosophiegeschichte und den Beginn der modernen Philosophie.

Kant schuf eine neue, umfassende Perspektive in der Philosophie, welche die Diskussion bis ins 21. Jahrhundert ma?geblich beeinflusst. Dazu geh?rt nicht nur sein Einfluss auf die Erkenntnistheorie und Metaphysik mit der Kritik der reinen Vernunft, sondern auch auf die Ethik mit der Kritik der praktischen Vernunft und die ?sthetik mit der Kritik der Urteilskraft. Zudem verfasste Kant bedeutende Schriften zur Religions-, Rechts- und Geschichtsphilosophie sowie Beitr?ge zur Astronomie und den Geowissenschaften.

Sommaire:
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German philosopher whose work reshaped the course of modern philosophy. A central figure of the Enlightenment, he is best known for his critical philosophy, particularly the three major critiques: The Critique of Pure Reason, The Critique of Practical Reason, and The Critique of Judgment. Kant's thought addresses the limits of knowledge, the foundations of morality, and the nature of human perception, exerting a lasting influence on philosophy, ethics, aesthetics, and the humanities more broadly....