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Based on an insightful and innovative reading of Kant's theory of knowledge, this book explores the political implications of Kant's philosophical writings on knowledge. It suggests that Kant offers a stable foundation for the reconsideration of the idea of progress as crucial in matters o...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137264381 |
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Based on an insightful and innovative reading of Kant's theory of knowledge, this book explores the political implications of Kant's philosophical writings on knowledge. It suggests that Kant offers a stable foundation for the reconsideration of the idea of progress as crucial in matters of political management at the outset of the 21st Century. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137264374. |
| Carrier Form: | 320 p. |
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9781137264381 : 1137264381 : |
| CLC: | B017 |
| Contents: | Preface Acknowledgments Introduction - On the Concept of Progress PART I: WHAT CAN WE KNOW? 1. Kant's Theory of Knowledge 2. A Proposal for Three Boundaries of Cognition 3. The Regulative Idea PART II: WHAT OUGHT WE DO? 4. The Primacy of Practical Reason 5. Setting the Moral Principle as Categorical Imperative 6. The Essence of the Categorical Imperative PART III: WHAT CAN WE HOPE FOR? 7. The Political According to Kant 8. Regulative Politics Conclusion: On the Possibility of Regulative Progress Author's Notes Notes Bibliography Index. |