ABSTRACT
This chapter presents several interlocking themes in moral and political philosophy in the Kantian tradition. It provides some of the philosophical issues raised in interpreting Kant's ethics to bear on how we think about a Kantian understanding of international relations. The chapter focuses on Kantian constructivism and shows how a constructivist interpretation can inform an understanding of Kant's Perpetual Peace and passages in other texts that deal with international relations. Drawing on the constructivist account in international relations, it examines Kant's remarks in Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Intent, Perpetual Peace, and The Metaphysics of Morals about the dependency of domestic justice on international justice. The chapter suggests how a Kantian view of international relations can emphasize the role of morality in international relations while remaining grounded in the resolution of practical problems and offer an important lesson on the requirement that problems of international and global justice be addressed.
