The world republic as Kant's alternative to permanent peace
Session
Political Science
Description
The purpose of this paper is to interpret Kant's philosophical-political concepts of the world republic. In the book "Towards Permanent Peace" which takes the form of an international treaty, he encourages a new world order. Our normative interpretation consults different studies on Kant’s work. It is seems that for Kant the problem of the world government is the problem of lasting peace, since for him humanity has the following alternatives: either lasting peace or a serious danger of total destruction. He is of the idea that political peace between states takes the form of an alliance for peace, which is at the same time different from the peace treaty and the world republic, as the latter seeks to put an end to all wars, while the former aims only at ending the war that has already started.
Keywords:
The world republic, permanent peace, peace alliance
Session Chair
Marzena Zakowska
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-19-2
Location
Pristina, Kosovo
Start Date
26-10-2019 5:30 PM
End Date
26-10-2019 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2019.120
Recommended Citation
Ahmeti, Kushtrim, "The world republic as Kant's alternative to permanent peace" (2019). UBT International Conference. 120.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2019/events/120
The world republic as Kant's alternative to permanent peace
Pristina, Kosovo
The purpose of this paper is to interpret Kant's philosophical-political concepts of the world republic. In the book "Towards Permanent Peace" which takes the form of an international treaty, he encourages a new world order. Our normative interpretation consults different studies on Kant’s work. It is seems that for Kant the problem of the world government is the problem of lasting peace, since for him humanity has the following alternatives: either lasting peace or a serious danger of total destruction. He is of the idea that political peace between states takes the form of an alliance for peace, which is at the same time different from the peace treaty and the world republic, as the latter seeks to put an end to all wars, while the former aims only at ending the war that has already started.