Reviews for Utility and democracy

The average rating for Utility and democracy based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-01-08 00:00:00 Eugene Wilkerson A project of perpetual peace ... a lucid observation on the war which is illegitimate. The only legitimate source: it is the law, the legal framework must structure the agreements between parties, in which case peace is impossible. This little book is made up of practical proposals which should be conditioned for peace between states (such as stopping a standing army which leaves tensions in power). The ultimate goal is perpetual peace. A distinction must be made between a peace alliance and a peace treaty which, the latter, is temporary. It would consist of a federation of nation-states, the premise of a European Union. However, Kant warns us that this federalism must not deny the particularities of States; each country has a history, specific customs. They must maintain autonomy. Two centuries earlier, Kant (he is not the only one, Victor Hugo, Abbé Pierre), in a context of almost permanent war, had laid the foundations of our modern political conceptions. In particular the rules of the international chessboard. Today, even if there is no more war between the States (of the European Union in any case), tensions remain. Hopefully, they don't upset a precarious balance. The main thing is to frame any joint decision by law. Kant, in this respect, is enlightening.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-05-11 00:00:00 Shaun Blesh This book was quite interesting as it detailed how countries could reach perpetual peace and is one of the first books to detail how universal human rights need to become part of the world. It was quite lengthy and takes a lot of attention to read, so I don't recommend reading this before bed. Overall, it was an interesting book that helped me better understand philosophy and how global human rights came into existence.