Single Idea 20570

[catalogued under 25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights]

Full Idea

The peoples of the earth have entered in varying degrees into a universal community, and it has developed to the point where a violation of rights in one part of the world is felt everywhere.

Gist of Idea

There is now a growing universal community, and violations of rights are felt everywhere

Source

Immanuel Kant (Perpetual Peace [1795], 'Third')

Book Reference

Kant,Immanuel: 'Political Writings', ed/tr. Reiss,Hans [CUP 1996], p.107


A Reaction

I hope slavery was at the forefront of his mind when he wrote that. It is only in very recent times (since about 1960?) that major violations of rights are felt to matter to the whole human race. A long way to go, though.