Kant and Revolution

IF 0.4 0 PHILOSOPHY Diametros Pub Date : 2023-02-10 DOI:10.33392/diam.1759
R. Wonicki
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Based on Kant’s political thought, this article deals with the relationship between a ruler’s power and freedom, law and morality. The assumed external freedom is to be guaranteed to individuals by a valid political authority (sovereign); however, the authorities do not have to obey the law, which means that the freedom of citizens is threatened. Thus, a tension appears between the freedom of the individual and obedience to an unjust law. From an authority’s perspective, peace is more important than moral development, and from a moral perspective, the rule of law is less important than ethical perfection. This leads to the question of whether revolutionary changes to the system can be justified on the basis of Kant’s assumptions, as some liberal interpretations of Kant’s thought propose. In this article, I argue that although the revolutionary moment is possible within Kant’s political philosophy, it is in a different place than most liberal authors point out and has no link to the common understanding of revolution.
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康德与革命
本文以康德的政治思想为基础,探讨统治者的权力与自由、法律与道德的关系。假定的外部自由将由有效的政治权威(主权)保障给个人;然而,当局不必遵守法律,这意味着公民的自由受到威胁。因此,个人的自由和对不公正法律的服从之间出现了紧张关系。从权威的角度来看,和平比道德发展更重要,而从道德的角度来说,法治不如道德完善重要。这就引出了一个问题,即制度的革命性变革是否可以像一些对康德思想的自由主义解释所提出的那样,在康德的假设的基础上得到证明。在这篇文章中,我认为,尽管在康德的政治哲学中,革命时刻是可能的,但它与大多数自由主义作者所指出的不同,与对革命的共同理解没有联系。
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