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Kant and autonomy |
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Authors: |
Kioupkiolis, Alexandros |
Reviewer: |
Sevastakis, Nikolaos |
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Abstract: |
In Kant's philosophy, we find various notions of freedom, with the central one being the idea of autonomy. Kant conceives autonomy — the fullest realization of freedom — as a voluntary compliance with predetermined, immutable laws. Free individuals, therefore, do not have the freedom to choose or alter the fundamental rules of autonomous thought and action. Kant’s assumptions about the structure of human reason lead him to equate autonomy with adherence to unchanging, eternal principles. This idea continues to shape modern Kantian liberalism, which likewise understands autonomy as the voluntary observance of given rules, once and for all determined by reason (Rawls, 1999). However, we will highlight aspects of his interpretation that support a more emancipatory view of freedom and inspire later conceptions of freedom as reflective self-determination in the late twentieth century.
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Chapter |
Creation Date: | 2015 |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/4812 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Kioupkiolis, A. (2015). Kant and autonomy [Chapter]. In Kioupkiolis, A. 2015. Philosophies of freedom [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/4812 |
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Greek |
Is Part of: |
Philosophies of freedom |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |