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EPISODE · Apr 25, 2026 · 2H 56M

Kant's philsophy - How is perpetual peace possible?

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Public right has only one single task: To give to each his own and thereby secure perpetual peace. This doesn't mean merely a ceasefire but a state in which a new outbreak of war is impossible and the right is secured. For this the lawlessness between states has to be ended and a federation of nations which enforces international law has to be created.Quote: 0:08War is the greatest evil on earth: 0:51Peace is not ceasefire but justice: 18:16International law should not be established through a state of nations: 36:30International law should be established through a federation of nations: 44:54A federation of nations that secures peace is possible: 1:04:25Kant's examples and hope for the federation of nations: 1:14:58The modern equality delusion: 1:29:25The slow progress of justice: 2:07:05Our political task for the enforcement of international law: 2:23:51Thanks: 2:56:14On perpetual peace one may read above all Kant's text On Perpetual Peace: , also his essay On the common saying: That may be correct in theory but it is of no use for practice: https://hesperusisbosphorus.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/theory-and-practice.pdf, additional remarks can be found in his Metaphysics of Morals: https://ld.circuitdebater.org/w/archive_files/%5BImmanuel_Kant%5D_Kant_The_Metaphysics_of_Morals.pdf/507955836/%5BImmanuel_Kant%5D_Kant_The_Metaphysics_of_Morals.pdf, his lectures on moral philosophy and the philosophy of right: https://www.archive.org/details/kantsgesammeltes271imma | https://archive.org/details/kantsgesammeltes272imma | https://archive.org/details/kantsgesammeltes0027kant_s1s1/mode/2up and in his handwritten estate on moral philosophy and the philosophy of right: https://www.korpora.org/Kant/aa19/ and on anthropology: https://www.korpora.org/Kant/aa15/ (I am not aware of any English translations).The Iroquois Confederacy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4gU2Tsv6hYNoone in the public today is as inspired by the idea of international law and the ideal of a federation of nations as Francesca Albanese, whoever is enough of a cosmopolitan to care for the cause of peace therefore should listen to her, which is why I have created a playlist of speeches, interviews and conversations by and with Albanese: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ5EHjVpOe5EWVWz1xR2GRbAee_YGTIdPWhoever wants to support my aufkläring work can do so via:https://ko-fi.com/jonathanivoloewerhttps://www.patreon.com/jonathanivoloewerhttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VDDT7T7XHR77UThumbnail: www.hotpot.ai

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