Kant and Modern Political Philosophy [Hardcover]

Examines the relevance of Kant's political thought to major issues in contemporary political philosophy.In this book Katrin Flikschuh examines the relevance of Kant's political thought to major issues and problems in contemporary political philosophy, arguing that Kant's philosophy of Right endorses the role of metaphysics in political thinking, in contrast to its generally hostile reception in the field today, and that his account of political obligation is cosmopolitan in its inception, assigning priority to the global rather than the domestic context. Her study will be of interest to political philosophers, political theorists, and historians of ideas.In this book Katrin Flikschuh examines the relevance of Kant's political thought to major issues and problems in contemporary political philosophy, arguing that Kant's philosophy of Right endorses the role of metaphysics in political thinking, in contrast to its generally hostile reception in the field today, and that his account of political obligation is cosmopolitan in its inception, assigning priority to the global rather than the domestic context. Her study will be of interest to political philosophers, political theorists, and historians of ideas.In this book Katrin Flikschuh examines the relevance of Kant's political thought to major issues and problems in contemporary political philosophy. She argues that Kant's philosophy of Right endorses the role of metaphysics in political thinking, in contrast to its generally hostile reception in the field today, and that his account of political obligation is cosmopolitan in its inception, assigning priority to the global rather than the domestic context. Her study will be of interest to political philosophers, political theorists, and historians of ideas.1. Kantian metaphysics in contemporary liberalism; 2. The metaphysics of freedom as an idea of reason; 3. The morality of external freedom; 4. The Lex Permissiva: property rights and political obligation in the Rechtl£J