The Moral Foundation of Right
by
Paul Guyer
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Elements in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant
ISBN-10
1009464469
ISBN-13
9781009464468
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 16th, 2025
Print length
72 Pages
Weight
274 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 0.60 cms
Product Classification:
History of Western philosophy
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In this Element Kant's 'Recht' concept refers to the freedom of individuals to set their own ends, a condition that is consistent with the freedom of all. This rational idea, akin to 'natural Right,' is considered a test for the legitimacy of state laws. Kant's 'Universal Principle of Right' aligns with the foundational idea of moral philosophy.
Kant defined ''Right'' (Recht) as the condition that obtains among a population of physically embodied persons capable of setting their own ends who live on a finite surface and therefore cannot avoid interaction with each other if each is as free to set their own ends as is consistent with the freedom of all to do the same. He regarded this rational idea, heir to the traditional idea of ''natural Right, as the test of the legitimacy of the laws of any actual state, or ''positive Right.'' He clearly considered Right to be part of morality as a whole, namely the coercively enforceable part, as contrasted to Ethics, which is the non-coercively enforceable part of morality. Some have questioned whether Right is part of morality, but this Element shows how Kant''s "Universal Principle of Right" follows straightforwardly from the foundational idea of Kant''s moral philosophy as a whole.
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