Perpetual Peace

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Perpetual Peace is a philosophical essay by Immanuel Kant that outlines a framework of political and legal principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between nations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf philosophical essay
political philosophy work
advocates hospitality to foreigners
republican government
rule of law between states
aimsAt establishing conditions for perpetual peace
author Immanuel Kant
circaPageCount approximately 80 pages
countryOfOrigin Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
ethicalBasis Kantian deontological ethics
genre moral philosophy
political philosophy
hasForm treatise
hasInfluenceOnDiscipline international law theory
international relations theory
peace studies
historicalContext late 18th century Europe
influenced League of Nations ideas
United Nations ideals
democratic peace theory
liberal internationalism
influencedBy Enlightenment political thought
natural law tradition
language German
mainTopic international law
international peace
political theory
opposes interference in other states' constitutions
secret treaties
standing armies
wars of extermination
originalTitle Perpetual Peace self-linksurface differs
surface form: Zum ewigen Frieden. Ein philosophischer Entwurf
philosophicalSchool Kantianism
philosophicalTheme cosmopolitan citizenship
limitations of sovereignty
moral foundations of peace
role of law in international relations
proposes cosmopolitan right
federation of free states
republican constitutions
publicationYear 1795
relatedWork Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
Metaphysics of Morals
surface form: The Metaphysics of Morals
setsOut conditions for lasting peace between states
structure appendices
definitive articles
preliminary articles
subtitle A Philosophical Sketch

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A Philosophical Sketch hasPart Perpetual Peace
this entity surface form: Preliminary Articles for Perpetual Peace
A Philosophical Sketch hasPart Perpetual Peace
this entity surface form: Definitive Articles for Perpetual Peace
A Philosophical Sketch hasPart Perpetual Peace
this entity surface form: Secret Article for Perpetual Peace
Immanuel Kant notableWork Perpetual Peace
Perpetual Peace originalTitle Perpetual Peace self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Zum ewigen Frieden. Ein philosophischer Entwurf
A Philosophical Sketch translatedTitle Perpetual Peace
this entity surface form: Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch