TY - JOUR
T1 - Perpetual peace and cosmopolitical method
T2 - The systematic grounds of kant's cosmopolitan vision
AU - Milstein, Brian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This article explores the bases of Kant's cosmopolitanism in his more systematic writings on freedom, judgment, and community. My argument is that, if we peer beneath his more explicitly normative prescriptions for achieving "perpetual peace," we find the tools not just of a cosmopolitan vision but what we might call a "cosmopolitical method." While many assume Kant's political thought descends directly from his moral philosophy, a look back at relevant passages in the first Critique reveals an alternative reading that points toward his theory of reflective judgment, which combines practical freedom with judgments based on theoretical concepts. Of particular importance is Kant's conception of community as commercium, through which Kant discerns all matters of right to concern the way free actors are constrained to share the earth in common. These considerations allow for a broader way of thinking about Kantian cos-mopolitanism, one that is responsive to the reflective judgment of world citizens as they encounter new challenges.
AB - This article explores the bases of Kant's cosmopolitanism in his more systematic writings on freedom, judgment, and community. My argument is that, if we peer beneath his more explicitly normative prescriptions for achieving "perpetual peace," we find the tools not just of a cosmopolitan vision but what we might call a "cosmopolitical method." While many assume Kant's political thought descends directly from his moral philosophy, a look back at relevant passages in the first Critique reveals an alternative reading that points toward his theory of reflective judgment, which combines practical freedom with judgments based on theoretical concepts. Of particular importance is Kant's conception of community as commercium, through which Kant discerns all matters of right to concern the way free actors are constrained to share the earth in common. These considerations allow for a broader way of thinking about Kantian cos-mopolitanism, one that is responsive to the reflective judgment of world citizens as they encounter new challenges.
KW - Community
KW - Cosmopolitanism
KW - Earth
KW - Freedom
KW - Judgment
KW - Kant
KW - Right
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U2 - 10.1163/24689300-05001007
DO - 10.1163/24689300-05001007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85037844035
SN - 0070-2749
VL - 50
SP - 107
EP - 131
JO - Danish Yearbook of Philosophy
JF - Danish Yearbook of Philosophy
IS - 1
ER -