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In completing an interpretive history of Immanuel Kant’s Perpetual Peace from the mid-nineteenth to the end of the twentieth century, I argue that two clear patterns are revealed through an analysis of English-language interpretations over this historical period. The first pattern, which develops between the middle to late nineteenth century and survives to the mid-twentieth century, views Kant’s treatise as favoring peace proposals above the state level. The second pattern, which develops from the mid-twentieth century and survives through to its end, views Kant’s treatise as favoring peace proposals at the state level.
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Easley, E.S. (2004). Pattern Formation as a Function of the Rise and Decline of Hopes for Peace Through International Organization. In: The War Over Perpetual Peace. The Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought Series. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403978714_9
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