PHIL 1010 Lecture 8: kant
31 Dec 2015
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Hence, the unbridgeable gap between theory and practice. On the relationship of theory to practice in political right: civil constitution: characterized by the right of men under coercive public laws, right is what restricts each individual"s freedom so that everyone"s freedom is secured. Hence, public right is the mark of the external law that makes public freedom possible. On the relationship of theory to practice in international right: the question through which kant approaches this topic is whether humanity is evil or good. 180: kant continues by addressing moses mendelssohn"s position on this issue who regard the idea of human progress as sheer fantasy. 181: kant argues that to view the history of humanity as a never-ending back and forth between misery and happiness is a sight that is not only unfit for god"s eye but even for a right- thinking man.
