Project Gutenberg 2016-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 2997 Kant, Immanuel 1724 1804 Kant, Emmanuel Kant, I. (Immanuil) Smith, Mary Campbell 38005918 Zum ewigen Frieden. English Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_Peace:_A_Philosophical_Sketch Produced by Turgut Dincer, Ramon Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay" by Immanuel Kant is a philosophical treatise written in the late 18th century. The essay presents Kant's arguments for achieving lasting international peace, addressing the complexities and contradictions inherent in human relations and the state of nations. The primary focus is on the moral principles and political structures that could foster a stable environment free of war among states. The opening of the work introduces the context of the essay and discusses the importance of Kant's ideas against the backdrop of the ongoing interest in peace movements during his time. It highlights the historical evolution of thoughts surrounding war and peace, as well as the various philosophical influences on Kant, including the desire for a federation of nations that prioritizes mutual cooperation and moral governance. Kant argues that achieving perpetual peace requires facing the harsh realities of political life while aspiring towards moral ideals, suggesting that true peace can only be realized through a collective legal framework among states and the establishment of republican governments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Peace JX Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Philosophy & Ethics 441721 2025-06-20T12:52:15.581439 text/html 403567 2024-10-22T23:43:52 text/html 208429 2025-06-20T12:52:23.874409 application/epub+zip 212808 2025-06-20T12:52:17.229450 application/epub+zip 196962 2025-06-20T12:52:16.409414 application/epub+zip 337200 2025-06-20T12:52:28.594377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297786 2025-06-20T12:52:23.033404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281628 2022-09-23T07:05:00.061629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349861 2025-06-20T12:52:14.543503 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 329931 2024-10-22T23:43:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16950 2025-06-20T12:52:28.767365 application/rdf+xml 10823 2025-06-20T12:52:16.550465 image/jpeg 2735 2025-06-20T12:52:16.482425 image/jpeg 184944 2025-06-20T12:52:15.622419 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia