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Immanuel Kant

German philosopher, 1724 to 1804

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Argued for republics, universal human dignity and a federation of states to secure perpetual peace, ideas that echo in the United Nations.

Immanuel Kant sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly peace-first on war and peace, strongly globalist on nation and strongly institutional on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on culture and religion.

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Where Immanuel Kant sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureCentered on culture
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionCentered on religion
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Immanuel Kant

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Political views closest to Immanuel Kant

GeorgismTaxes land and natural resources instead of labor, arguing that the value of land…93%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…91%Classical liberalismIndividual rights, limited government, free markets and the rule of law.90%PacifismRejects war as a political tool and favors nonviolent resistance and disarmament.90%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Johann Gottlieb Becker (1720-1782), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.