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Jun 2022
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Ep. 295: Kant on Preventing War (Part On...

Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey
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On Immanuel Kant's essay "Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch" (1795).

Do nations have the "right" to go to war? What principles ground just international relations, and are there structures and agreements that we can embrace to prevent prevent future wars?

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