Abstract
Although I quickly review Philip Rossi’s larger argument in The Ethical Commonwealth in History, my focus in this article is on the implications of Rossi’s work for our characterizations of justice and citizenship on a Kantian account. For in arguing that a wise reading of Kant’s political theory allows us better to grasp his overarching aims, Rossi provides convincing evidence for a pair of challenges to the currently popular interpretation of that theory. These address the relationship between Kant’s moral and political theories and the nature of the political task or project that Kantian citizens undertake. In challenging popular readings of these elements of Kant’s view, I suggest, Rossi supports an interpretation of Kantian political thought with particular resonance for our time.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1875-1885 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Philosophia (United States) |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2021 |
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Keywords
- Kant
- Kantian moral theory
- Kantian political theory