Restraining the Bounds of Freedom: Two Concepts of Coercion in Kant’s Political Theory

• In Event: Revisiting Kant

Brief Overview

The paper studies Kant’s doctrine of right addressing with particular emphasis its theory of coercion. According to Kant’s political theory, two concepts of coercion come to the fore. The first concept is juridical; the second is political.

Author

• Nico De Federicis, University of Pisa