The impact of existing states on the building of kant's political philosophy: the case of the American polity

Ossipow, William

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The impact of existing states on the building of kant's political philosophy: the case of the American polity

ContributorsOssipow, William

Presented atECPR General Conference, Potsdam, 10-12 September, p. 1-15

Publication date2009

Abstract

In this paper I ask the following question: of all the historical or the existing types of political regimes, which one would have had Kant's preference, which one would have counted for him as a model ? I guess he would have answered that it was the American polity which inspired him more than any other in history past and present. In the present contribution I'll try to demonstrate this rather bold hypothesis. I'll rely mainly on Perpetual Peace and on Meptaphysics of Morals.

Keywords

Kant
Political philosophy
American model
American sources

Affiliation entities

Faculté des sciences de la société / Département de science politique et relations internationales

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OSSIPOW, William. The impact of existing states on the building of kant’s political philosophy: the case of the American polity. In: ECPR General Conference. Potsdam. 2009. 1–15 p.

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