Welfare in the Kantian State

ISBN-13: 9780198294672 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 192 str.

Alexander Kaufman

Opis

A traditional interpretation holds that Kant's political theory simply constitutes an account of the constraints which reason places on the state's authority to regulate external action. Alexander Kaufman argues that this traditional interpretation succeeds neither as a faithful reading of Kant's texts nor as a plausible, philosophically sound reconstruction of a Kantian' political theory. Rather, he argues that Kant's political theory articulates a positive conception of the state's role.

Recenzje

With this concise and tightly constructed account of Kant's views on social welfare, Alexander Kaufman has filled a gap in the growing literature on Kant's political philosophy ... Kaufman's book is both illuminating and suggestive.

O autorze

Alexander Kaufman is Visiting Lecturer at the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago