A study on Kant's republicanism and its philosophical and historical context

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K16608
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Philosophy/Ethics
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: Ishida Kyoko 慶應義塾大学, 文学部(三田), 助教 (80736900)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: カント / 法論 / 共和制 / 代表制 / 人倫の形而上学 / 永遠平和論

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aimed to elucidate the idea of republicanism in Immanuel Kant's state law theory, based on the relationship with the philosopher he influenced. As a result, among the series of works on the legal and political philosophy published in the 1790s, there is a transition of the concept of republicanism: In "Theory and Practice" the influence of Rousseau's "social contract" is prominent. On the other hand, in "Towards Perpetual Peace" and "Metaphysics of Morals" he has developed his own concept of republicanism based on his own philosophy, and it became clear that his idea of state law is discussed as a kind of procedural justice.

Free Research Field

法哲学・倫理学