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Perpetual Peace
The term perpetual peace is associated with the German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) and his 1795 essay titled “To(wards) Eternal Peace: A Philosophical Sketch” (“Zum ewigen Frieden. Ein philosophischer Entwurf'). The term perpetual peace refers to both (a) a type of enduring peace and legal state that Kant thought should and could be attained among existing European states, and potentially spread across the globe, and (b) a process or logic by which that lasting peace might be attained. Kant's conception of perpetual peace has been remarkably influential: within academia as the basis of contemporary democratic peace theory, and outside academia as a constant reference point for projects of international institution building, such as the League of Nations, the United Nations (UN), and the European Union ...
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