Ripstein, Arthur.

Force and Freedom : Kant's Legal and Political Philosophy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (416 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Kant on Law and Justice: An Overview -- 2. The Innate Right of Humanity -- 3. Private Right I: Acquired Rights -- 4. Private Right II: Property -- 5. Private Right III: Contract and Consent -- 6. Three Defects in the State of Nature -- 7. Public Right I: Giving Laws to Ourselves -- 8. Public Right II: Roads to Freedom -- 9. Public Right III: Redistribution and Equality of Opportunity -- 10. Public Right IV: Punishment -- 11. Public Right V: Revolution and the Right of Human Beings as Such -- Appendix: "A Postulate Incapable of Further Proof -- Index.

Ripstein gives a comprehensive yet accessible account of Kant's political philosophy. In addition to providing a clear and coherent statement of the most misunderstood of Kant's ideas, Ripstein also shows that Kant's views remain conceptually powerful and morally appealing today.

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Kant, Immanuel,-1724-1804-Political and social views.
Law-Philosophy.


Electronic books.

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