{"product_id":"perpetual-peace-a-philosophical-essay","title":"Per la pace perpetua","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if peace is not a pause between wars, but a duty that nations must build into law?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay, Immanuel Kant begins with a grim joke: an innkeeper’s sign promises peace above a picture of a graveyard. He then asks what peace among living people requires. His answer turns from hope to law, and from the habits of war to the duties of states.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKant writes his short essay as a treaty, with numbered articles, a guarantee and two appendices. He sets out rules for ending war, argues for republican government and proposes a league of free states. At stake is whether nations can build a lasting peace rather than merely wait for the next conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeace as a duty\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore why Kant treats peace as something people must establish, not something nature simply gives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe habits of war\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow six preliminary articles that ask states to stop practices standing in the way of peace.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe case for republics\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider Kant’s careful meaning of republican government and his argument that republics are less eager for war.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA league of free states\u003c\/strong\u003e – Examine a proposal for relations among nations grounded in a federation of free states.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNature’s surprising role\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter Kant’s unexpected claim that nature itself pushes people and nations toward peace.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy short, tightly argued political philosophy and want to explore the roots of ideas like the United Nations, human rights and democratic peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and follow Kant’s argument for making peace more than a pause.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534660960604,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00810_en_ebook-front_c25.jpg?v=1792175020","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/per-la-pace-perpetua","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}