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Kant's political legacy : human rights, peace, progress / Luigi Caranti.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Caranti, Luigi, author.
Series:
Political philosophy now.
Political philosophy now
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804--Influence.
Kant, Immanuel.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (204 pages).
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Cardiff : University of Wales Press, [2017]
Summary:
An original, informed, and engaging reading of Kant's ideas on basic rights and human dignity, on how to eliminate war from international affairs, and on the reasons we have to believe that political progress is possible.
Contents:
Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Dedication
Introduction
Part I: Human Rights
Chapter 1: Kant's Theory of Human Rights
Chapter 2: Human Rights: the Contemporary Debate
Chapter 3: The Foundation of Human Rights: The Dignity Approach
Part II: Peace
Chapter 4: The Kantian Model
Chapter 5: Democratic Peace Theory
Chapter 6: The Two Models Compared
Part III: Progress
Chapter 7: Kant's Early Teleology in Idea
Chapter 8: To Perpetual Peace: A Secular Guarantee of Progress?
Chapter 9: Progress and Political Agency
Notes
Bibliography.
Notes:
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ISBN:
9781783169818
1783169818
OCLC:
1064978099

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