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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY NOW
Kant and the Theory and Practice of International Right
Georg Cavallar
Second, revised and enlarged edition
© Georg Cavallar, 2020
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Cover image: Immanuel Kant, 19th century steel engraving. The Granger Collection/Alamy
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Mediating Between Pure Reason and Practice
1 The Contemporary Context: Kant’s Judgement on Frederick’s Enlightened Absolutism
2 Kantian International Right: Background and Paradigm Shift
3 Judging War
4 Does Republicanism Promote Peace?
5 Non-intervention, Humanitarian Intervention and Failed States
6 Conflicts in Kant’s Account of the Right to Go to War
7 The Unjust Enemy
8 Kant’s Society of Nations: Free Federation or World Republic?
9 Moving Beyond Nationalism: Constitutional Patriotism and Cosmopolitan Enthusiasm in Kant’s Philosophy
Conclusion: A Theory for our Times
Notes
Bibliography
The first edition of this book was published in 1999, when I lived in the United States for the second time. It grew out of a protracted preoccupation with what might be called ‘Kant’s international relations thinking’. I am indebted to Sharon Anderson-Gold, Herta Nagl-Docekal, Volker Gerhardt, John Christian Laursen, Gerhard Luf, Hans-Dieter Klein, Ingeborg Maus, August Reinisch, Alexander Somek, Howard Williams and many others who have helped me to come to terms with Kant’s complex philosophy.
