1. Immanuel Kant, in his Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals attempts to construct a moral philosophical system built upon reason and rationality. In this paper I will explain how Kant frames this rational morality, what he means by the invocation of the categorical imperative, duty, and the moral law (note that henceforth all important conceptual terms will be capitalized for clarity). I intend to make the case that Kant’s moral philosophy, while not without flaws, largely succeeds in making a rational articulation of morality.
Kant begins with a broad categorisation of philosophy (here taken to mean the pursuit of all knowledge rather than the modern sense of the term) into two forms: the empirical study of experience or the pure analysis …show more content…
3. Immanuel Kant’s essay Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Text is the German philosopher’s attempt to present a series of directives that will lead nations towards a state of ‘perpetual peace’ (note that henceforth all important conceptual terms will be capitalized for clarity). In this essay I will explain what this state is how Kant thought it could be achieved, and how it functions as a practical extension of Kant’s theoretical philosophy.
Kant begins Perpetual Peace with six ‘Preliminary Articles’ to be implemented by governments immediately, or at least with great haste.
The 1st article states that no peace treaty shall be made in which the conditions for a future war remain unresolved. This is because Kant understood that leaving contested territory or other issues undecided would simply leave the door open to the outbreak of conflict in the …show more content…
This is again is built upon the philosophy he builds in the Groundwork, chiefly the fact that Kant believes reason can produce moral laws that can be extended regardless of culture or society. This proposed federation of free states is built upon Kant’s belief that a federation of individual nations who voluntarily agree to settle disputes peacefully. Such a state need not be global but should expand over time to eventually approximate a worldwide union of such free republican states. These ideas of Kant’s were heavily influential in the formation of the League of Nations after the First World War and the United Nations after the
Kant begins with a broad categorisation of philosophy (here taken to mean the pursuit of all knowledge rather than the modern sense of the term) into two forms: the empirical study of experience or the pure analysis …show more content…
3. Immanuel Kant’s essay Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Text is the German philosopher’s attempt to present a series of directives that will lead nations towards a state of ‘perpetual peace’ (note that henceforth all important conceptual terms will be capitalized for clarity). In this essay I will explain what this state is how Kant thought it could be achieved, and how it functions as a practical extension of Kant’s theoretical philosophy.
Kant begins Perpetual Peace with six ‘Preliminary Articles’ to be implemented by governments immediately, or at least with great haste.
The 1st article states that no peace treaty shall be made in which the conditions for a future war remain unresolved. This is because Kant understood that leaving contested territory or other issues undecided would simply leave the door open to the outbreak of conflict in the …show more content…
This is again is built upon the philosophy he builds in the Groundwork, chiefly the fact that Kant believes reason can produce moral laws that can be extended regardless of culture or society. This proposed federation of free states is built upon Kant’s belief that a federation of individual nations who voluntarily agree to settle disputes peacefully. Such a state need not be global but should expand over time to eventually approximate a worldwide union of such free republican states. These ideas of Kant’s were heavily influential in the formation of the League of Nations after the First World War and the United Nations after the