Les projets de paix perpétuelle : une "utopie" fédéraliste au siècle des Lumières
Enlightmenment philosophers’ thoughts on, and commitment to peace was multi-faceted and closely linked to the notion of federalism. A federation was conceived of as a republican alliance against usurpers and conquerors, but also as defensive association among states -- it was even regarded as an eff...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/35192 |
| Summary: | Enlightmenment philosophers’ thoughts on, and commitment to peace was multi-faceted and closely linked to the notion of federalism. A federation was conceived of as a republican alliance against usurpers and conquerors, but also as defensive association among states -- it was even regarded as an effective community among peoples. What kind of a federation did thinkers ranging from the Abbé de Saint-Pierre to Kant have in mind? An association of princes and sovereigns, or of republican peoples? Does the very form assumed by a federation guarantee peace among peoples? |
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| ISSN: | 1626-0252 |