The Postulate of Public Right / Patrick Capps and Julian Rivers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Capps, Patrick, author.

Rivers, Julian, author.

Series:

Elements in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant

Elements in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Philosophy.

Human rights.

Law--Philosophy.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (69 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Kant's main work in the philosophy of law - the Doctrine of Right (1797) - is notoriously difficult for modern readers to understand. Kant clearly argues that rightful relations between human beings can only be achieved if we enter into a civil legal condition taking a defined constitutional form. In this Element, we emphasise that Kant considers this claim to be a postulate of practical reason, thus identifying the pure idea of the state as the culmination of his entire practical philosophy. The Doctrine of Right makes sense as an attempt to clarify the content of the postulate of public right and constructively interpret existing domestic and international legal arrangements in the light of the noumenal republic it postulates. Properly understood, Kant's postulate of public right is the epistemological foundation of a non-positivist legal theory that remains of central significance to modern legal philosophy and legal doctrinal method

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Dec 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009189972

1009189972

9781009189958

1009189956

9781009180559

100918055X