GPHI 6505 -

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The New School

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Kant's Political Philosophy Spring 2009. Three credits. Martin Stone Our central focus in this seminar is on Kant's political philosophy and, in particular, on his account of Law as the condition of the realization of external freedom (the freedom of each person in relation to that of another). Kant also offers novel and powerful analyses of the structural features of the rule of law, the nature of legal authority, the separation of powers in a liberal state, the justification of punishment, the morality of international relations, and the prospects for world peace. All of these ideas are treated as expressions of a powerful, underlying view of people as free and equal. Since the ideas of freedom and equality are of enduring political and philosophical interest, Kant's development of them is of first importance and great contemporary interest. Our focus will be mainly on the first part of Kant's late work, The Metaphysics of Morals, which concerns "the doctrine of right". Other readings,drawn from Kant's other works, as well as classic (e.g., Locke, Rousseau) and contemporary authors (e.g., Korsgaard, Hill, Ebbinghaus, Ripstein) will be announced. Time permitting, we will look at glosses on-and criticisms of-Kant's original ideas as they were taken up in the tradition whichdeveloped through Fichte, Hegel, Marx and Pashukanis.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.newschool.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 229-5600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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