Force and Freedom : : Kant's Legal and Political Philosophy / / Arthur Ripstein.
In this masterful work, both an illumination of Kant's thought and an important contribution to contemporary legal and political theory, Arthur Ripstein gives a comprehensive yet accessible account of Kant's political philosophy. In addition to providing a clear and coherent statement of t...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2010] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- 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 |
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Summary: | In this masterful work, both an illumination of Kant's thought and an important contribution to contemporary legal and political theory, Arthur 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674054516 9783110442205 9783110459517 9783110662566 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674054516 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Arthur Ripstein. |