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                        Immanuel Kant
        By: Yonna Yelverton

        Immanuel Kant was a man before his time. His philosophies, as outlined in
        Perpetual Peace, paved the way for modern political relations. Unbeknownst
        to his day and age, his insights were a revelation. They were seeds planted
        and left unsewn for 120 years. As a first and second image theorist, Kant
        mixes his liberal and realist views to paint a picture of "perpetual peace." His
        essay outlines the actions that nations should take to achieve this lofty
        objective. Through his layout of behavioral and philosophical ideologies, he
        believes nations can truly live synchronically. The first section of Kant's essay
        contains articles that specifically state the actions that nations should take to
        enable them to establish a world peace. These six articles must become the
        law of a nation endeavoring for peace. The first article applies to treaties of
        peace. In the first article he explains that states entering into peace treaties
        must resolve all problems that lead them to war. All parties must make
        known their issues and work to rectify them. Thus, in the future, there will be
        no circumstance that will lead them to war again amongst each other. The
        second of these laws communicates the need for all independent nations to be
        free from the seizure of another state. The next article is in complete
        opposition to the realist theory. Kant explains that all nations need to
        gradually dispense of their armed forces. He believes that armies held by
        nations increase the tension of their rivals. This makes them increase the size
        of their military. Here, Kant indirectly addresses the realist Prisoner's
        Dilemma. He believes that... [continues]

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