Six facts about Kant
The Digital Kant Center provides accompanying information
The new Digital Kant Center in North Rhine-Westphalia offers digital content to accompany the Kant Year. Bonn’s philosophers are currently considering the issues of ‘Kant and the problem of an international peace order’ and ‘Kant and the problem of migration’. The project is funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia with some € 1.8 million. Its work includes the Kant Today podcast, regular workshops, the Kant in Five Minutes video series and the weekly Digital Kant Lectures.
A Guide to Perpetual Peace
Why, according to Kant, is the rule of law essential for a peaceful world?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Hamas’ attack on Israel are just two of the many conflicts that continue to shake the world. War would just seem to be part of human nature. Although making this observation 230 years ago, the polymath Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) then proceeded to formulate a 100-page blueprint for perpetual peace. Professor Rainer Schäfer from the Digital Kant Center NRW in Bonn discusses the practicality of Kant’s concept and its relevance for the 21st century.
Borders Are Arbitrary, but Inviolable
Kant’s doctrine of world citizenship, his view of migration and its contemporary significance
Everyone has the right to visit and reside in a foreign country: thus a central aspect of Immanuel Kant’s doctrine of global citizenship. In this interview, Professor Christoph Horn (University of Bonn) from the Digital Kant Center NRW explains Kant’s view of migration, why he considered the drawing of borders to be arbitrary, and the contemporary relevance of this doctrine.
More about Kant in Bonn
- Article: A Guide to Perpetual Peace
- Article: Borders Are Arbitrary, but Inviolable
- Podcast: Kant and peace. Why, according to Kant, we need the rule of law for a peaceful world (in German)
- Podcast: Kant and migration. Kant's right to world citizenship, his view of migration and its significance to this day (in German)
- Video: What makes a good state? Kant in five minutes with Prof Dr Christoph Horn (in German)
- Video: What is law? Kant in five minutes with Prof Dr Christoph Horn (in German
- Services of the Digital Kant Centre
- About the 14th International Kant Congress
Digital Kant Centre with accompanying content
The new "Digital Kant Centre North Rhine-Westphalia" offers digital content relating to the Kant Year. In Bonn, academics are conducting research on the topics of "Kant and the problem of an international peace order" and "Kant and the problem of migration". The project is being funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia with almost 1.8 million euros.
This includes the podcast "Kant Today", regular workshops, the video series "Kant in Five Minutes" and the weekly Digital Kant Lectures.