Kant and the End of War

Howard Williams is Emeritus Professor in Political Theory, Aberystwyth University and Honorary Distinguished Professor in the School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University. He has written numerous monographs on political philosophy, and he is currently editor of the journal Kantian Review.

'William's book combines careful but readable exegesis of Kant's texts with a close critical engagement both with the scholarship of other Kantians and the arguments of the just war theorists he seeks to challenge...it is a substantial and important contribution to current debates in international ethics and political theory.' - Christopher Finlay, University of Birmingham, International Affairs

• Introduction The Motif of War in Kant's Critical Philosophy Kant and Just War Theory: The Problem Outlined Perpetual Peace and the Case against Just War Theory The Metaphysics of Morals and the Case for a Just War Theory Bringing the Argument Together: How to Avoid being a Sorry Comforter whilst Dealing with the International State of Nature Kantian Perspectives on Foreign Intervention The Hegelian Premises of Contemporary Just War Theory and their Kantian Critique Conclusion: The Critique of Just War Theory