Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay, published by Immanuel Kant in 1795, sets out conditions for achieving lasting peace among nations. Kant proposes a federation of free republican states, the abolition of standing armies, and principles of international law, framing peace not as a utopian dream but as a rational goal of politics.
Written near the close of the early modern period, the essay anticipated later ideas of international cooperation and the rule of law between states. Its influence reaches modern debates about world order and global governance. This free EPUB edition offers the complete text for readers of political philosophy and the Enlightenment.