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Rethinking Hobbes and Kant

Author : Chia-Yu Chou
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317064151
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Hobbes and Kant written by Chia-Yu Chou and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinking Hobbes and Kant argues that predominant approaches to the theoretical relationship between Hobbes and Kant have reached conclusions that were pre-digested in assumptions about the ‘isms’ which these two writers are propounding. Chou shows how these assumptions have inhibited commentators from recognising the affinities between Hobbes’s and Kant’s political philosophies, or, if they have, prevented them from providing a plausible explanation of those affinities. To provide a fresh understanding of the relation between Hobbes and Kant, this book examines and compares what they actually wrote about some central conceptions in political theory, as it becomes visible once the assumptions out of which they are formed are set aside. Chou argues that what matters is that that we reflect upon our own assumptions, and that we have at least some conscious awareness that the assumptions of our day were not held all the time and everywhere, and that we do not reify them into crude models which distort the thought of the past and the present in equal measure. This book therefore seeks to bring into the arena of conscious thought assumptions which are deeply rooted in many modern minds and which work to distort many current studies of the relationship between Hobbes’ and Kant’s political philosophies, with negative consequences for the understanding of Hobbes, of Kant, and of politics itself. Providing a fresh understanding of the relation between Hobbes and Kant, this book will be of great use for graduates and scholars of Political Theory, Philosophy and Political Sociology.

Rethinking Philosophy in Light of the Bible

Author : Brayton Polka
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 073919318X
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Philosophy in Light of the Bible written by Brayton Polka and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinking Philosophy in Light of the Bible analyzes the ideas that are central to the philosophy of Kant, Hegel, and Kierkegaard in order to show that they are biblical in origin, both ontologically and historically. Brayton Polka argues that Schopenhauer has an altogether false conception of the fundamental ideas of the Bible—creation, the Fall of Adam and Eve, and covenantal love—and of Christianity, which leaves his philosophy irredeemably contradictory, as he himself acknowledges. The aim, then, is to show that our modern values, the values that constitute modernity, are biblical in origin. It is only when we come to understand that modernity is biblical from the beginning and that the Bible is modern unto the end that we are able to overcome the opposition, so evident today, between philosophy and theology, between reason and faith, and between the secular and the religious. Polka makes central the distinction that Kierkegaard draws between Christianity and Christendom: Christianity represents the coming into historical existence of the single individual; Christendom represents Christian values that are rationalized in pagan terms. As Kierkegaard shows us, if God has always existed eternally, then he has never existed eternally, then he has never come into historical existence for the single individual. The distinction between Christianity and Christendom is the distinction not between faith and reason, but between truth and idolatry. While theology and philosophy each represent the truth of Christianity, Schopenhauer’s idolatrous concepts of faith, no less than of reason, represent Christendom.

Rethinking Kant Volume 2

Author : Pablo Muchnik
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443821748
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Kant Volume 2 written by Pablo Muchnik and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04-16 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of the series Rethinking Kant is to bear witness to the richness and vitality of Kantian studies in North America. The collection is unique in its kind, for it garners papers from a whole generation of Kantian thought, ranging from doctoral students and recent Ph.Ds, to up-and-coming young scholars, to some well-established and influential players in the field. This combination is designed to take the pulse of current Kantian scholarship in the U.S. and rethink its fundamentals. This is the second volume in the series. It contains papers from three regional study groups of the North American Kant Society. Contributions tackle some of the most important and controversial themes in Kant’s philosophy: the relation between concepts and intuitions, Hume’s influence on Kant, the strengths and weaknesses of moral constructivism, Kant’s theory of moral feeling, the faultlines within Kant’s political philosophy, the role of cosmopolitanism in moral progress, the systematic function of the Critique of Judgment, and Kant’s alleged racism. Some critical, other exegetical or apologetic, these essays show a sustained effort to rethink Kant and explain his inescapable influence on contemporary philosophical debates.

The Political Implications of Kant's Theory of Knowledge

Author : G. Lahat
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137264381
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book The Political Implications of Kant's Theory of Knowledge written by G. Lahat and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on an insightful and innovative reading of Kant's theory of knowledge, this book explores the political implications of Kant's philosophical writings on knowledge. It suggests that Kant offers a stable foundation for the reconsideration of the idea of progress as crucial in matters of political management at the outset of the 21st Century.

Rethinking Kant Volume 7

Author : Edgar Valdez
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527556255
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Kant Volume 7 written by Edgar Valdez and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-05 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The questions Kant poses have endured because they get at the heart of the philosophical endeavour. The continued importance of these questions is what calls for rethinking Kant in light of contemporary philosophical debates. The essays collected in this volume range from reconsidering some of the results of reason’s critique of itself to determining the role of feeling in Kant’s account of moral judgment. The last section pays particular attention to Kant’s relationship to various other figures in the history of philosophy. Together they highlight the significance of Kant for the ever-broadening landscape of philosophy in the twenty-first century.

Kant and the Problem of Knowledge

Author : Luigi Caranti
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000606880
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Kant and the Problem of Knowledge written by Luigi Caranti and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-23 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Kant’s contributions to the theory of knowledge and studies how his writings can be applied to address contemporary epistemological issues. The volume delves into the Kantian ideas of transcendental idealism, space, naturalism, epistemic normativity, communication, and systematic unity. The essays in the volume study Kant’s theories from a fresh perspective and offer new arguments for assenting that knowledge cannot account for itself without acknowledging the fundamental role of the cognitive subject. In doing so, they suggest that we reconsider Kant’s views as a powerful alternative to naturalism. Featuring readings by well-known Kant specialists and emerging scholars with unorthodox approaches to Kant’s philosophy, the volume fills a significant gap in the existing scholarship on the philosopher and his works. It will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of knowledge, philosophy, and epistemology.

Rethinking Kant Volume 6

Author : Edgar Valdez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781527510241
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Kant Volume 6 written by Edgar Valdez and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reflects a rich tradition of Kantian thought and points to a vibrant future. Gathering voices from philosophers at all levels of their professional development, it offers a glimpse at the current state of Kantian scholarship in the US. The essays collected here cover some of the most important and controversial themes in Kant's philosophy: questions of freedom, the role of feeling and passion in morality, the nature of transcendental idealism, radical evil and revolution. Some critical, others exegetical or apologetic, all these essays show a sustained effort to rethink Kant and indicate his importance for current philosophical debates.

Men and States

Author : C. Bottici
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230233813
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Men and States written by C. Bottici and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can we rule states through the same means that have been used to rule individuals? Men and States tackles this issue by analyzing the presuppositions of the domestic analogy and provides the tools to assess its validity in different contexts and theories.

Kant's Critique of Hobbes

Author : Howard L. Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780708318157
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (181 download)

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Download or read book Kant's Critique of Hobbes written by Howard L. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study looks at the relationship between the two thinkers and demonstrates the viable alternative to Hobbes' orthodoxy that can be found in Kant's political writings. It also shows how Kant anticipated the development of a world-wide political order.

Kant and the Law of Peace

Author : C. Covell
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230501869
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Kant and the Law of Peace written by C. Covell and published by Springer. This book was released on 1998-03-04 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kant and the Law of Peace is a critical examination of the jurisprudential aspects of Kant's international thought, with reference to the argument of his treatise Perpetual Peace (1795). Kant's international thought is situated in the wider context of his moral and political philosophy. Particular attention is given to explaining how Kant saw law as providing the basis for peace among men and states in the international sphere, and how, in his exposition of the elements of the law of peace, he broke with the secular natural law tradition of Grotius, Hobbes, Wolff and Vattel.

Kant and the Problem of Morality

Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge Chapman & Hall
ISBN 13 : 9780367461256
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (612 download)

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Download or read book Kant and the Problem of Morality written by Taylor & Francis Group and published by Routledge Chapman & Hall. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the significance of Kant's moral philosophy in contemporary philosophical debates. It argues that Kant's philosophy can still serve as a guide to navigate the turbulence of a globalized world in which we are faced by an imprescriptible social reality wherein moral values and ethical life models are becoming increasingly unstable. The volume draws on Kantian ethics to discuss various contemporary issues including sustainable development, moral enhancement, sexism, and racism. It also tackles general concepts of practical philosophy such as lying, the different kinds of moral duties, and the kind of motivation one needs for doing what we consider to be the right thing. Featuring readings by well-known Kant specialists and emerging scholars with unorthodox approaches to Kant's philosophy, the volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of philosophy, politics and ethics. It will also appeal to moral theorists, applied ethicists and environmental theorists.

On the Old Saw

Author : Immanuel Kant
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812209494
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book On the Old Saw written by Immanuel Kant and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-07-26 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this famous essay, first published in 1793, Kant considers the alleged conflict between theory and practice in the conduct of human affairs in three widening contexts: those of the common person faced with a moral decision, of the politician and the citizen concerned with the extent and limits of political obligation, and, finally, of the citizen of the world whose actions have a bearing on war and peace among nations. Unlike other animals, Kant reminds us, people must decide how they will live their lives. They therefore ask for a guide to action, a set of principles—a theory. From the outset, Kant rejects the ancient claim that the practical possibilities of action cannot always be reconciled with moral demands. He offers his own moral theory, a theory starting out from the principle of the right as an unequivocal guide to action. In partial disagreement with the rival theories of Hobbes and Locke, he proposes that the only condition under which the individual can achieve true destiny as a person and a member of the human race is the civil state. Such a state can be secured only by law. Although "from such crooked wood as man is made of, nothing perfectly straight can be built," only the rule of law can bring about a stable society. Last, Kant turns to the relation between theory and practice in international relations. "Nowhere," he writes, "does human nature appear less lovable than in the relation of whole nations to each other." But to hope for world peace on the basis of "the so-called balance of power is a mere chimera." There is no other remedy to international lawlessness and war than an international coercive law, and such law can grow only out of sound theory. "I put my trust in theory. At the same time, I trust in the nature of things, and also take account of human nature, which I cannot, or will not, consider so steeped in evil that in the end reason should not triumph."

The Rights of Reason

Author : Susan Meld Shell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Rights of Reason written by Susan Meld Shell and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kant on the Frontier

Author : Geoffrey Bennington
Publisher : Fordham University Press
ISBN 13 : 0823276007
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (232 download)

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Download or read book Kant on the Frontier written by Geoffrey Bennington and published by Fordham University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frontier: the border between two countries; the limits of civilization; the bounds of established knowledge; a new field of activity. At a time when all borders, boundaries, margins, and limits are being—often violently—challenged, erased, or reinforced, we must rethink the concept of frontier itself. But is there even such a concept? Through an original and imaginative reading of Kant, Geoffrey Bennington casts doubt upon the conceptual coherence of borders. The frontier is the very element of Kant’s thought yet the permanent frustration of his conceptuality. Bennington brings out the frontier’s complex, abyssal, fractal structure that leaves a residue of violence in every frontier and complicates Kant’s most rational arguments in the direction of cosmopolitanism and perpetual peace. Neither a critique of Kant nor a return to Kant, this book proposes a new reflection on philosophical reading, for which thinking the frontier is both essential and a recurrent, fruitful, interruption.

On the Metaphysics of Morals and Ethics

Author : Immanuel Kant
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1627932151
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book On the Metaphysics of Morals and Ethics written by Immanuel Kant and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected here in this omnibus edition are Immanuel Kant's three most important works on the Metaphysics of Morals and Ethics. Included are Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals, and The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics. Kant's Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals is one of the most important works in modern moral philosophy. It belongs beside Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Hobbes. Here Kant sets out to articulate and defend the Categorical Imperative - the fundamental principle that underlies moral reasoning - and to lay the foundation for a comprehensive account of justice and human virtues. In Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals Kant states: "All duties are either duties of right, that is, juridical duties, or duties of virtue, that is, ethical duties. Juridical duties are such as may be promulgated by external legislation; ethical duties are those for which such legislation is not possible." In The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics states: "If there exists on any subject a philosophy (that is, a system of rational knowledge based on concepts), then there must also be for this philosophy a system of pure rational concepts, independent of any condition of intuition, in other words, a metaphysic. It may be asked whether metaphysical elements are required also for every practical philosophy, which is the doctrine of duties, and therefore also for Ethics."

Revisiting Kant's Universal Law and Humanity Formulas

Author : Sven Nyholm
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110401320
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Revisiting Kant's Universal Law and Humanity Formulas written by Sven Nyholm and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers new readings of Kant’s “universal law” and “humanity” formulations of the categorical imperative. It shows how, on these readings, the formulas do indeed turn out being alternative statements of the same basic moral law, and in the process responds to many of the standard objections raised against Kant’s theory. Its first chapter briefly explores the ways in which Kant draws on his philosophical predecessors such as Plato (and especially Plato’s Republic) and Jean-Jacque Rousseau. The second chapter offers a new reading of the relation between the universal law and humanity formulas by relating both of these to a third formula of Kant’s, viz. the “law of nature” formula, and also to Kant’s ideas about laws in general and human nature in particular. The third chapter considers and rejects some influential recent attempts to understand Kant’s argument for the humanity formula, and offers an alternative reconstruction instead. Chapter four considers what it is to flourish as a human being in line with Kant’s basic formulas of morality, and argues that the standard readings of the humanity formula cannot properly account for its relation to Kant’s views about the highest human good.

Hobbes and the Democratic Imaginary

Author : Christopher Holman
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438490445
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Hobbes and the Democratic Imaginary written by Christopher Holman and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2022-10-01 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when nearly all political actors and observers—despite the nature of their normative commitments—morally appeal to the language of democracy, the particular signification of the term has become obscured. Hobbes and the Democratic Imaginary argues that critical engagement with various elements of the work of Hobbes, a notorious critic of democracy, can deepen our understanding of the problems, stakes, and ethics of democratic life. Firstly, Hobbes's descriptive anatomy of democratic sovereignty reveals what is essential to the institution of this form of government, in the face of the conceptual confusion that characterizes the contemporary deployment of democratic terminology. Secondly, Hobbes's critique of the mechanics of democracy points toward certain fundamental political risks that are internal to its mode of operation. And thirdly, contrary to Hobbes's own intentions, Christopher Holman shows how the selective redeployment of certain Hobbesian categories could help construct a normative ground in which democracy is the ethical choice in relation to other sovereign forms.