Kant's essay takes the form of a philosophical project aimed at achieving perpetual peace. To be perpetual, a peace must not be merely temporary, like a perpetual peace. If the end of perpetual peace is a duty, it must necessarily be deduced from this general law. And Kant considers this a duty. “We must desire perpetual peace,” says Kant’s social and political philosophy. First published Tuesday, substantial revision Monday. Kant wrote his social and political philosophy in Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay. Immanuel Kant. Cosimo, Inc. - Philosophy - One of the most influential Western thinkers, Immanuel Kant published an essay titled Toward Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch. The immediate occasion for this essay was art. Immanuel Kant's views on politics, peace, and history have lost none of their relevance since their publication more than two centuries ago. This volume contains a comprehensive collection of Kant's writings on international relations theory and political philosophy, superbly translated and accompanied by thought-provoking essays. This is a story told by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant, writing his essay Toward Perpetual Peace in Knigsberg, a Prussian Russian territory on the Baltic Sea called Kaliningrad. Immanuel Kant's views on politics, peace, and history have remained relevant since their publication more than two centuries ago. This volume contains a comprehensive collection of Kant's writings on international relations theory and political philosophy, superbly translated and accompanied by thought-provoking essays. This is well reflected in Kant's 2006 work, Towards Perpetual Peace, the right to circulate and to be accepted by the Other with hospitality is not a question of benevolence but of right, Kant.