Kant: da reinvenção do Republicanismo à ideia de uma “República Mundial”

This paper means to show the significant contribution of Kant to the modern idea of the republic and republicanism. Even nowadays not usualy associated with the philosopher, but always identified eather with the liberal tradition or with the comunitary tradition (or yet with a certain “liberal republicanism”), this notion of republicanism is, however, central within the Kantianism. It is therefore important to show how this idea is linked to Kantian philosophy, explaining its essential aspects and finally to place these in the Kantian project of perpetual peace, taking into account the creation of political institutions founded on the principles of law and respect for human dignity.