Law and Original Contract in the Republican Thought of Immanuel Kant
Keywords:
Right, power to coerce, external freedom, republicanism, united will of the people.
Abstract
This article discusses the concept of right and its identification with the power to coerce, to show a reciprocity between the original contract and the right, as a manifestation of the reciprocity between moral law and freedom, as Kant states in its Second Critique. The demonstration of this view will allow a republican stance evident in the legal and political thought of Kant, since the right of a people can only exist while the town itself is unified to enact.Downloads
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Vorpagel da Silva L. (2016). Law and Original Contract in the Republican Thought of Immanuel Kant. Res Publica. Revista de Historia de las Ideas Políticas, 19(1), 49-58. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RPUB.2016.v19.n1.52205
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