Kant između raskola i nečujnog suživota
Kant between Differend and Silent Coexistence

Author(s): Bernard Harbaš
Subject(s): Political Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy, Structuralism and Post-Structuralism, Philosophy of Law, Sociology of Politics, Sociology of Law
Published by: Akademija Nauka i Umjetnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
Keywords: categorical imperative; aesthetic community; French Revolution; the Differend; freedom; heteronomy; singular plural;
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the impact that Immanuel Kant’s theory had on contemporary political philosophy, and especially on the postmodern understanding of the concept of community. The work places special emphasis on the works of Jean-François Lyotard and Jean-Luc Nancy, as well as their relationship to Kant’s ethical-political theory. Kant’s thought played a significant role in the formation of their views on community, togetherness and identity. According to Nancy and Lyotard, Kant’s terms categorical imperative and reflective judgment can be understood as a critique of the concept of universality. Lyotard sees in Kant’s philosophy of disinterested Este court the foundations for criticism of universalism and community based on power, authority and subordination to higher goals. On the other hand, Nancy sees the idea of freedom and incommensurability in Kant’s conception of the categorical imperative. In Kant, he, like Lyotard, sees a critique of every form of authoritarian order. The common thought of these two thinkers is that Kant can be understood not only as a critic of universalism, but also as an advocate of community based on plurality and difference.

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