Synthesis philosophica, Vol. 40 No. 2, 2025.
Pregledni rad
https://doi.org/10.21464/sp40205
The Principle of Universal Hospitality and the Refugee Rights in Kant’s Political Philosophy
Marica Rajković Perović
orcid.org/0000-0003-0901-4102
; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Philosophy, Dr Zorana Đinđića 2, RS–21000 Novi Sad
Sažetak
This article explains the principle of universal hospitality in Kant’s political philosophy, with an emphasis on refugee rights guaranteed in the concept of perpetual peace. The third definitive article of the perpetual peace is the principle of universal hospitality, i.e. the right of every stranger, in case of arrival on another’s soil, not to be received with hostility. The basis of this principle is the thesis that no one originally has more right to be in one place on Earth than another, because the right to visit belongs to all people. It will be examined to what extent this right is respected, and it will be shown how Kant, who had several very controversial views on racial and other differences between people, can at the same time be a relevant interlocutor about the most sensitive problems such as human rights, minority rights and refugee rights. Three centuries after his birth, Kant is not only still relevant, but seems to be more necessary than ever before.
Ključne riječi
hospitality; human rights; Immanuel Kant; others; perpetual peace; political philosophy; refugee rights; xenia
Hrčak ID:
338865
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Datum izdavanja:
20.11.2025.
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