In defense of a «Spirit of Freedom»
The following essay aims to elaborate a comparative study between the political theories of Kant and Hobbes, based on the second part of the Kantian essay Theory and Practice. The first part of the essay studies the legitimizing sources suggested by Kant and Hobbes to explain the need for a civil s...
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The following essay aims to elaborate a comparative study between the political theories of Kant and Hobbes, based on the second part of the Kantian essay Theory and Practice. The first part of the essay studies the legitimizing sources suggested by Kant and Hobbes to explain the need for a civil state. The second part analyzes the three republican principles suggested by Kant and compares them with the Hobbesian proposal. The third part studies the direct critique of Kant to Hobbes; it shows how Kant presents his critique in a way that highlights his principle of independence, absent in Hobbes. Finally, starting from an important point of convergence between the authors – the defense of an absolute duty of obedience –, other interpretative possibilities are explored in order to investigate the possibility of finding a recognition or a prudent openness to the question of disobedience.
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| spelling | doaj.art-575e76542832408f928e0d14c3bddbc62024-03-27T10:19:24ZengCoimbra University PressRevista Filosófica de Coimbra0872-08512184-75842024-03-01336510.14195/0872-0851_65_4In defense of a «Spirit of Freedom»Inês Beatriz Ferreira0Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras The following essay aims to elaborate a comparative study between the political theories of Kant and Hobbes, based on the second part of the Kantian essay Theory and Practice. The first part of the essay studies the legitimizing sources suggested by Kant and Hobbes to explain the need for a civil state. The second part analyzes the three republican principles suggested by Kant and compares them with the Hobbesian proposal. The third part studies the direct critique of Kant to Hobbes; it shows how Kant presents his critique in a way that highlights his principle of independence, absent in Hobbes. Finally, starting from an important point of convergence between the authors – the defense of an absolute duty of obedience –, other interpretative possibilities are explored in order to investigate the possibility of finding a recognition or a prudent openness to the question of disobedience. https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/rfc/article/view/13479KantHobbescivil staterepublicanismobedienceprinciple of independence |
| spellingShingle | Inês Beatriz Ferreira In defense of a «Spirit of Freedom» Revista Filosófica de Coimbra Kant Hobbes civil state republicanism obedience principle of independence |
| title | In defense of a «Spirit of Freedom» |
| title_full | In defense of a «Spirit of Freedom» |
| title_fullStr | In defense of a «Spirit of Freedom» |
| title_full_unstemmed | In defense of a «Spirit of Freedom» |
| title_short | In defense of a «Spirit of Freedom» |
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| topic | Kant Hobbes civil state republicanism obedience principle of independence |
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