Kant''s Politics in Context

An introduction to the political philosophy of Kant, exploring how he developed his views in a context shaped by controversies following the French revolution. It provides new information on his followers and critics as they engaged in high stakes political debates on freedom's relation to the state at this key turning point in history.

List of contents

• Introduction: Kant in the Public Sphere


• 1: Before the Revolution


• 2: Freedom and Equality


• 3: Political Rights


• 4: Resistance and Revolution


• 5: War and Peace


• Conclusion

About the author

Reidar Maliks' articles have appeared in journals including Kantian Review and History of Political Thought and he is the co-editor of Kantian Theory and Human Rights. He is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo.

Summary

An introduction to the political philosophy of Kant, exploring how he developed his views in a context shaped by controversies following the French revolution. It provides new information on his followers and critics as they engaged in high stakes political debates on freedom's relation to the state at this key turning point in history.

Additional text

In Kant's Politics in Context, Reidar Maliks convincingly sketches how Kant's theorizing responded not only to the French Revolution's often harrowing consequences but also to friends and foes who sought to use Kants' philosophy to make sense of those events . . . Both goals are admirably met, and the result is a lively image of Kant among his contemporaries during an extremely rich period of political philosophizing.

Product details

• Authors: Reidar Maliks, Reidar (Associate Professor of Philosophy Maliks, Maliks Reidar
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780198817406
• ISBN: 978-0-19-881740-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy