Kant on citizenship and poverty / Nicholas Vrousalis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vrousalis, Nicholas, 1980- author.

Series:

Cambridge elements.

Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. 2397-9461

Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, 2397-9461

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.

Kant, Immanuel.

Citizenship--Philosophy.

Citizenship.

Poverty--Philosophy.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (60 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

According to Kant, citizenship amounts to freedom (Freiheit), equality (Gleichheit), and civil self-sufficiency (Selbständigkeit). This Element provides a unifying interpretation of these three elements. Vrousalis argues that Kant affirms the idea of interdependent independence: in the just society, citizens have independent use of their interdependent rightful powers. Kant therefore thinks of the modern state as a system of cooperative production, in which reciprocal entitlements to one another's labour carry a justificatory burden. The empirical form of that ideal is a republic of economically independent commodity producers. It follows that citizenship and poverty, for Kant, are inextricably connected. Vrousalis explains how Kant's arguments anticipate Hegel's discussion of the division of labour, Marx's account of alienated labour, and Rawls' defence of a well-ordered society.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2026).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 12, 2026).

ISBN:

1-009-67133-2

1-009-67134-0

1-009-67132-4