To Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch [Hardcover]

Immanuel Kant (Author), Ted Humphrey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0872206920 | ISBN-13: 978-0872206922

What is the standing of a sovereign nation and what are its rights relative to other sovereign nations? What is our obligation to pursue peace? Can intervention in the affairs of another sovereign nation be justified? Who, if any one, has the right to intervene? In this short essay, Kant completes his political theory and philosophy of history, considering the prospects for peace among nations and addressing questions that remain central to our thoughts about nationalism, war, and peace. Ted Humphrey provides an eminently readable translation, along with a brief introduction that sketches Kant's argument.

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About the Author

Ted Humphrey is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona, Tempe.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0872206920
• ISBN-13: 978-0872206922
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,870,947 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was one of the most influential philosophers of all time. His comprehensive and profound thinking on aesthetics, ethics, and knowledge has had an immense impact on all subsequent philosophy.