Exactitude and indemonstrability in Kant’s Doctrine of Right
Flikschuh, K.
(2021).
Exactitude and indemonstrability in Kant’s Doctrine of Right.
In
Herlin-Karnell, E. & Rossi, E.
(Eds.),
The Public Uses of Coercion and Force: From Constitutionalism to War
(pp. 117 - 132).
Oxford University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197519103.003.0010
(2021).
Exactitude and indemonstrability in Kant’s Doctrine of Right.
In
Herlin-Karnell, E. & Rossi, E.
(Eds.),
The Public Uses of Coercion and Force: From Constitutionalism to War
(pp. 117 - 132).
Oxford University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197519103.003.0010
The chapter states that while the Doctrine of Right is often seen as Kant’s contribution to legal theory, it is primarily a work in political philosophy. Flikschuh argues for a reading of the Doctrine of Right as a work that includes a concern with law but is not confined to that concern alone. She claims, however, that the state is a less comprehensive idea for Kant than it is for some of his immediate predecessors and successors on the one hand, and for most contemporary political philosophers on the other hand.