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- Title
Permissive Laws and Teleology in Kant's Juridical and Political Philosophy.
- Authors
Klein, Joel T.
- Abstract
In this article I argue that the current readings of permissive law fall into hermeneutical difficulties and do not completely explain Kant's complex use of the concept. I argue that the shortcomings of these interpretations can only be overcome by relating permissive law to practical teleology. That teleological thinking has a role in Kant's moral thought by way of history is not new. Here, however, I argue that the system of rights itself is in some manner teleologically situated. This interpretation allows us to understand that Kant's Doctrine of Right plays the role of a realist utopia.
- Publication
Kantian Review, 2022, Vol 27, Issue 2, p215
- ISSN
1369-4154
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S1369415421000510