Autonomy, dignity and history in Caranti's Kant's political legacy

In: Filozofija i društvo, Band 29, Heft 4, S. 586-597

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.