Journal article
Kant, the nation-state, and immigration
- Abstract:
- Kant is invariably read by his followers as antipathetic to all forms of nationalism. Yet he was interested in differences of national character and used an organic metaphor to explain why states should not be broken up or annexed (unfortunately he never commented explicitly on the dismemberment of Poland by Prussia and its allies). He favoured a plural world in which national differences of language and religion prevented the emergence of despotic world government. So his acknowledgement of a limited obligation to provide refuge to vulnerable people should not be amplified into an acceptance of culturally disruptive mass migration.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 295.0KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1017/s1369415424000013
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Journal:
- Kantian Review More from this journal
- Volume:
- 30
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 45-61
- Publication date:
- 2024-03-01
- DOI:
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2044-2394
- ISSN:
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1369-4154
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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2042778
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pubs:2042778
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2025-07-04
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- Copyright holder:
- David Miller
- Copyright date:
- 2024
- Rights statement:
- © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Kantian Review
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Cambridge University Press at https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1369415424000013
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