Abstract
"National (state) interest" is almost impossible to determine precisely, but without this concept the political practices of the contemporary nation-state are unthinkable. In this sense, the category of "national interest" in political science resembles the concept of "good" in moral philosophy. As Kant says, it is impossible to do good to another by treating a person as an end, not a means—and, moreover, without thinking about what is good for the other and what is "good" in itself. It is just as difficult to imagine a statesman who is not guided by the interests of his country (however paradoxical and peculiar his interpretation may be).
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