Forst Rainer (Goethe University Frankfurt Germany) - The Noumenal Republic Critical Constructivism After Kant - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: All human beings are born with equal dignity and possess equal rights. This statement appears normatively just as irrefutable as it is empirically refuted every day. But what are the grounds of this principle and how should we think about its realization? Its philosophical truth can best be explained by going back to (and beyond) Kant's notion of a noumenal republic in which every person is an equal co - author of the laws that bind all. At the same time a critical analysis of society and politics must show the extent to which the reality of power and ideology makes a mockery of this constructivist conception of dignity. To bridge the gap between unworldly idealism and practical hopelessness we need a critical theory after Kant. Rainer Forst one of the world's most influential political philosophers works to develop just such a theory in this powerful and illuminating volume. It contains no less than a new systematic account of concepts such as alienation progress and regression solidarity human rights justice power and non - domination.
Title: The Noumenal Republic Critical Constructivism After Kant
Author(s): Forst Rainer (Goethe University Frankfurt Germany)
Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Barcode: 9781509562268
Pages: 256 Pages
Publication Date: 7/3/2024
Category: Human Rights