Kant and the Theory and Practice of International Right - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Kant and the Theory and Practice of International Right write by Georg Cavallar. This book was released on 2020-03-01. Kant and the Theory and Practice of International Right available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book argues that Kant’s theory of international relations should be interpreted as an attempt to apply the principles of reason to history in general, and in particular to political conditions of the late eighteenth century. It demonstrates how Kant attempts to mediate between a priori theory and practice, and how this works in the field of international law and international relations. Kant appreciates how the precepts of theory have to be tested against the facts, before the theory is enriched to deal with the complexities of their application. In the central chapters of this book, the starting points are apparent contradictions in Kant’s writings; assuming that Kant is a systematic and profound thinker, Cavallar seeks to use these contradictions to discover Kant’s ‘deep structure’, a dynamic and evolutionary theory that tries to anticipate a world where the idea of international justice might be more fully realized.
Kantian Theory and Human Rights
Kantian Theory and Human Rights - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Kantian Theory and Human Rights write by Andreas Follesdal. This book was released on 2013-11-12. Kantian Theory and Human Rights available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Human rights and the courts and tribunals that protect them are increasingly part of our moral, legal, and political circumstances. The growing salience of human rights has recently brought the question of their philosophical foundation to the foreground. Theorists of human rights often assume that their ideal can be traced to the philosophy of Immanuel Kant and his view of humans as ends in themselves. Yet, few have attempted to explore exactly how human rights should be understood in a Kantian framework. The scholars in this book have gathered to fill this gap. At the center of Kant’s theory of rights is a view of freedom as independence from domination. The chapters explore the significance of this theory for the nature of human rights, their justification, and the legitimacy of international human rights courts.
On the Old Saw
On the Old Saw - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook On the Old Saw write by Immanuel Kant. This book was released on 2013-07-26. On the Old Saw available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this famous essay, first published in 1793, Kant considers the alleged conflict between theory and practice in the conduct of human affairs in three widening contexts: those of the common person faced with a moral decision, of the politician and the citizen concerned with the extent and limits of political obligation, and, finally, of the citizen of the world whose actions have a bearing on war and peace among nations. Unlike other animals, Kant reminds us, people must decide how they will live their lives. They therefore ask for a guide to action, a set of principles—a theory. From the outset, Kant rejects the ancient claim that the practical possibilities of action cannot always be reconciled with moral demands. He offers his own moral theory, a theory starting out from the principle of the right as an unequivocal guide to action. In partial disagreement with the rival theories of Hobbes and Locke, he proposes that the only condition under which the individual can achieve true destiny as a person and a member of the human race is the civil state. Such a state can be secured only by law. Although "from such crooked wood as man is made of, nothing perfectly straight can be built," only the rule of law can bring about a stable society. Last, Kant turns to the relation between theory and practice in international relations. "Nowhere," he writes, "does human nature appear less lovable than in the relation of whole nations to each other." But to hope for world peace on the basis of "the so-called balance of power is a mere chimera." There is no other remedy to international lawlessness and war than an international coercive law, and such law can grow only out of sound theory. "I put my trust in theory. At the same time, I trust in the nature of things, and also take account of human nature, which I cannot, or will not, consider so steeped in evil that in the end reason should not triumph."
Moral and Political Conceptions of Human Rights
Moral and Political Conceptions of Human Rights - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Moral and Political Conceptions of Human Rights write by Reidar Maliks. This book was released on 2017-07-25. Moral and Political Conceptions of Human Rights available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Human rights can be understood as moral or political. This volume shows how this distinction matters for theory and practice.
Kant and Social Policies
Kant and Social Policies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Kant and Social Policies write by Andrea Faggion. This book was released on 2016-11-24. Kant and Social Policies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book discusses the potential for Kant’s political and juridical philosophy to shed light on current social challenges and policy. By considering Kant as a contemporary and not above moral responsibility, the authors explore his political theory as the philosophical foundation of human rights, discussing the right to citizenship, social dynamics and the scope of global justice. Focusing on topics such as society, Kant’s position on human rights, domestic economic justice, public education and moral virtue, the authors analyse the shortcomings of Kant’s modes of thought and help the reader to gain new perspective both on this classical thinker and on more contemporary issues.
