Kant and the French Revolution /
To Kant, the French Revolution's central events were the transfer of sovereignty to the people in 1789 and the trial and execution of the monarch in the period 1792-3. Through a contextual study, this Element argues that while both events manifested the principle of popular sovereignty, the fir...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2022].
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| Series: | Elements in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant.
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| Summary: | To Kant, the French Revolution's central events were the transfer of sovereignty to the people in 1789 and the trial and execution of the monarch in the period 1792-3. Through a contextual study, this Element argues that while both events manifested the principle of popular sovereignty, the first did so in lawful ways, whereas the latter was a perversion of the principle. Kant was convinced that historical examples can help us understand political philosophy, and this Element seeks to show this in practice. |
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| Physical Description: | 67 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [60]-67). |
| ISBN: | 1108438733 9781108438735 |