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Kant, Intervention and the ‘Failed State’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2011

Georg Cavallar  and
August Reinisch
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Nowadays Kant's practical philosophy (including his political philosophy) is as highly regarded as his theoretical philosophy. This is an important development since the more constructive side of Kant's philosophy is to be found in his moral and political works. The main task of the Critique of Pure Reason is to clarify its concepts and to get rid of basic errors, and thus only ‘negative’. The moral and political writings, on the other hand, try to expand the scope of reason ‘for practical purposes’ (‘in praktischer Absicht’). Establishing principles of moral and political conduct, their main objective is not negative, but constructive.

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Kantian Review , Volume 2 , March 1998 , pp. 91 - 106
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We are grateful to Professor Howard Williams, University of Wales, for helpful suggestions and criticism.

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