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Kant's Politics in Context (Paperback)
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Kant's Politics in Context (Paperback)
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Kant's Politics in Context is the first comprehensive contextual
study of Kant's legal and political philosophy. It gives an account
of the development of his thought before, during, and after the
French revolution. Reidar Maliks argues that Kant provided a
philosophical defence of the revolution's republican ideals while
aiming to avoid the twin dangers of anarchy and despotism. Central
to this was a concept of equal freedom, constituted by legal rights
and duties within a state. The close connection between freedom and
the rule of law accounts for the centrality of the state in Kants
thought. That Kant idealized the public sphere is well known, but
that he intentionally developed his own philosophy in polemical
essays and pamphlets aimed for a wide audience has not been fully
appreciated. Maliks shows how our understanding of Kant's political
philosophy can be enriched through paying attention to the
discussions he sparked during the 1790swhere radical followers
including Fichte, Erhard, and Bergk clashed with conservative
critics such as Rehberg, Moeser, and Gentz. This book provides
fresh knowledge about a foundational moment for modern political
thought and offers a new perspective on Kant's central political
concepts, including freedom, rights, citizenship, revolution, and
war.
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