A Philosophical Sketch
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A Philosophical Sketch is the influential 1795 essay by Immanuel Kant in which he outlines a framework of political and moral principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between states.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
philosophical essay
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political philosophy work → work on international relations → |
| author |
Immanuel Kant
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| centralConcept |
cosmopolitan right
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perpetual peace as a regulative ideal → publicity of political maxims → republican constitution as condition of peace → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of Prussia
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| genre |
legal philosophy
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moral philosophy → political theory → |
| hasInfluentialConcept |
pacific federation of states
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republican peace thesis → right of hospitality → |
| hasPart |
Definitive Articles for Perpetual Peace
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First Supplement → Preliminary Articles for Perpetual Peace → Second Supplement → Secret Article for Perpetual Peace → |
| historicalContext |
late 18th century European wars
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| influenced |
League of Nations ideas
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United Nations era international thought → liberal internationalism → |
| language |
German
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| mainTopic |
cosmopolitanism
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federation of states → international law → moral foundations of peace → perpetual peace → republicanism → |
| opposes |
interference in the constitution and government of another state
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national debts used for war → standing armies → |
| originalTitle |
Zum ewigen Frieden. Ein philosophischer Entwurf
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| philosophicalAim |
to provide a framework for lasting peace between states
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| philosophicalTradition |
Enlightenment political philosophy
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Kantian ethics → |
| proposes |
a federation of free states
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cosmopolitan right of universal hospitality → republican civil constitutions → |
| publicationYear |
1795
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| relatedWork |
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
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Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Aim → The Metaphysics of Morals → |
| translatedTitle |
Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch
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Referenced by (1)
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Perpetual Peace
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subtitle |