TY  - GEN
A1  - Gerhardt, Volker
T1  - Eine kritische Theorie der Politik : über Kants Entwurf Zum ewigen Frieden
T1  - A critical theory on politics : reflections about Kant's "Perpetual Peace"
N2  - The failure of politics is closely connected with deeply rooted misconceptions about the term politics. The author argues that a re-reading of Immanuel Kant's work "The Perpetual Peace" written 200 years ago offers a challenging possibility for a new conceptualization of politics, morality and peace. Morality is seen by Kant as an essential dimension of politics and the implementation and acknowledgement of laws by moral demands is defined as a precondition for a community of free citizens. In its public discourse politics does require law and morality. Deriving future rights from existing laws is one of the most favored argumentation used by politicians in the public. If the needs of law and justice are interpretated by politicians in their own interest, i.e. above all guarantees for the realization of political selfdetermination, then a real chance will exist for improving peace in the future.
Y1  - 2006
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1029
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11107
ER  -