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The philosopher as legislator: Kant on history

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posted on 2023-06-09, 02:21 authored by Katerina Deligiorgi
History plays an important part internally to the Kantian architectonic. In what follows, I argue that Kant’s conception of history as a unified whole presents distinctive features that are illuminating about the critical and moral commitments of his philosophy, and also conversely, that his conception of philosophy makes specific demands that his philosophical history aims to fulfill. The argument is structured around four questions, each of which I take in turn: Why does Kant believe it important that history be seen as forming a whole? How does he argue for the unity of the whole? What are the specific claims he makes about history? And why should anyone care for philosophical history?

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  • Published

Publisher

Palgrave MacMillan

Pages

720.0

Book title

The Palgrave Kant handbook

Place of publication

London, UK

ISBN

9781137546555

Series

Palgrave handbooks in German idealism

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  • Philosophy Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Editors

Matthew C Altman

Legacy Posted Date

2016-08-02

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