# Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay

By Immanuel Kant.

"Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay" by Immanuel Kant is a philosophical work published in 1795. Kant proposes a peace program for governments, including preliminary articles demanding the abolition of standing armies and secret treaties, alongside three definitive articles establishing republican constitutions, a federation of free states, and universal hospitality. Rather than advocating world government, Kant envisions a league of independent republics that would naturally tend toward peace through representative governance and international cooperation. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Translator: Mary Campbell Smith
- Subjects: Peace

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