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How would Kant decide whether a law is ethical?
From what I understand, I know that Kant believes that the purpose of government is to "[hinder] a hindrance to freedom" that people could impose on others. Additionally, in a Kantian government ...
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German philosophers on (french) revolution
I'm reading an essay written by the Italian philosopher Remo Bodei, where he examines the thoughts of some German philosopher on the french revolution and revolutions in general.
According to him, ...
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Law and The Formula of Humanity
There seems to be a clear notion of "taking into consideration" the humanity of others in the Formula of Humanity.
"Every rational being exists as an end in himself, not merely as a means for ...
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Collecting any formalisations of morality
I'm collecting formalizations of "morality" of any philosophical school.
(My special wishes is anything for Kant, which I don't understand and for whom I didn't find anything seriously formal, at ...
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Did Kant believe the enlightened and moral republican public could make up for legislative and executive institutions? [closed]
Kant's theoretical work Perpetual Peace could be seen as limited insofar as he didn't really provide any detailed thoughts on the legislative and executive institutions that would make international ...
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What are Kant's Permissive Laws?
My new term brings new questions, this time concerning Kant's "Perpetual Peace" (you can read most of it here).
The preliminary articles can be differentiated: All of them are prohibitive rules, but ...
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