About Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724–1804), the central thinker of the Enlightenment. Perpetual Peace (1795) sketches the conditions for lasting peace among states: republican constitutions, a federation of free states, and a law of universal hospitality. It is the foundational text of the liberal-internationalist and cosmopolitan tradition, an enduring counterpoint to realism and the intellectual ancestor of later projects of international law and union.
Books by Immanuel Kant
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Perpetual Peace
A foundational liberal text on peace, republican government, cosmopolitan right, and international order.
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What Is Enlightenment?
A short foundational text about reason, maturity, public debate, and intellectual freedom.
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