morality

The present article studies the problem of war and peace from the essay “To Perpetual Peace” by the prominent German philosopher Immanuel Kant. The attention is drawn to theoretical and philosophical comprehension of the problem of war and its social consequences, and to the ways to achieve perpetual peace. In his literary work the German philosopher reveals dialectics of interconnection of politics, law, morality and their role in achieving perpetual peace, creatively applying theoretical and methodological approach.

The article is an attempt to analyze causes of criminality which result exclusively from the mentality of a person, nation, people. In particular, these include: racial affiliation, religious convictions, level of militancy, feeling of inferiority, envy. The notions of mentality and morality are characterized. The list of basic functions of morality, their content, importance, and influence on mental causes of criminality are elucidated.

The article deals with the moral nature of law as a social phenomenon that is a complete harmonious formation, because its most important task is to consolidate and combine those parts of the integrated world of the society and man which are being destroyed. Under the natural and legal approach law is analyzed as justice, perfection, and truth.