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Autonomy, Dignity and History in Caranti’s Kant’s Political Legacy
Autonomy, Dignity and History in Caranti’s Kant’s Political Legacy

Author(s): Luigi Filieri
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: Autonomy; dignity; moral agency; teleology; history; human nature.

Summary/Abstract: In this paper I discuss some relevant theses of Caranti’s Kant’s Political Legacy, whose aim is to provide a consistent account of how we could develop Kant’s political thought and see to what extent Kant’s insights can help us to critically understand the 21st century’s political world. First, I will focus on autonomy as the ground of dignity and discuss Caranti’s arguments against the exclusiveness of the Categorical Imperative as the sole principle of true moral agency. Second, I will take into account Caranti’s views on history and consider whether human rational nature can be regarded as containing teleological – though non-biological – elements, thereby questioning Caranti’s Separability Thesis.

  • Issue Year: 29/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 586-597
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English