The Kantian Subject: New Interpretative Essays

This book explores the relationship between Kantian subjectivity and anthropology, highlighting the variations and challenges to Kant's account. It argues that different forms of human nature are closely connected and proposes that personality, humanity, and citizenship can serve as threads for reconstructing this underlying unity. The book is of interest to scholars and researchers in philosophy, politics, psychology, social anthropology, ethics, and epistemology.

Format: Unspecified
Length: 220 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book offers a comprehensive reevaluation of Kantian cognitive and practical subjectivity, paying particular attention to the intricate interplay between subjectivity as presented in the three critiques and its interpretation in other writings, particularly in the field of anthropology. While Kant maintains that the cognitive apparatus and the structure of our will are universal among humans, the anthropological subject presents varying degrees of diversity, challenging the unity of Kant's account and necessitating theoretical solutions.

The chapters collected in this volume explore the interconnectedness of different human nature shapes. They investigate how and why various 'Kantian subjects share a fundamental connection, even if they are not entirely unified. The concepts of personality, humanity, and citizenship will serve as guiding threads for reconstructing this potential underlying unity.

This engaging and thought-provoking book promises to enhance our understanding of human nature, making it of great interest to scholars and researchers in philosophy, politics, psychology, social anthropology, ethics, and epistemology.

Weight: 600g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032521930