Autorität, öffentlichkeit und der geist der freiheit: Der kritische kontext von Kants Aufklärungsverständnis
Autorität, öffentlichkeit und der geist der freiheit: Der kritische kontext von Kants Aufklärungsverständnis
This essay focuses on the context of, and relationship between, Kant's first two publications in the Berlinische Monatsschrift: 'Idea for a Universal History from a Cosmopolitan Perspective' and 'Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment?'. Its purpose is not simply to understand what Kant is saying in these essays, but to reconstruct what he is doing in publishing these two essays in this journal, in this order, at this time. Reconstructing the intellectual context of the journal in which Kant publishes his essays in terms of its relationship to the Berlin Wednesday Society and the understanding of enlightenment that this Society represents, I argue that a central purpose of Kant's text is to provide a critique of that 'dogmatic' view and offer an alternative 'critical' understanding. It is claimed the prior publication of 'Idea for a Universal History' has a central role in orienting Kant's audience to the radical view of enlightenment that he proposes and enabling them to conceive of themselves as autonomous rational agents capable to furthering the project of enlightenment. The argument aims to show that Kant's essays are an intervention that is a complex work of advocacy addressed to guardians, to the public, and to the state.
enlightenment, guardian, ideology, immaturity, legitimation narrative, public use of reason
181-210
Owen, David
9fc71bca-07d1-44af-9248-1b9545265a58
23 July 2024
Owen, David
9fc71bca-07d1-44af-9248-1b9545265a58
Owen, David
(2024)
Autorität, öffentlichkeit und der geist der freiheit: Der kritische kontext von Kants Aufklärungsverständnis.
Zeitschrift für Praktische Philosophie, 11 (1), .
(doi:10.22613/zfpp/11.1.8).
Abstract
This essay focuses on the context of, and relationship between, Kant's first two publications in the Berlinische Monatsschrift: 'Idea for a Universal History from a Cosmopolitan Perspective' and 'Answering the Question: What is Enlightenment?'. Its purpose is not simply to understand what Kant is saying in these essays, but to reconstruct what he is doing in publishing these two essays in this journal, in this order, at this time. Reconstructing the intellectual context of the journal in which Kant publishes his essays in terms of its relationship to the Berlin Wednesday Society and the understanding of enlightenment that this Society represents, I argue that a central purpose of Kant's text is to provide a critique of that 'dogmatic' view and offer an alternative 'critical' understanding. It is claimed the prior publication of 'Idea for a Universal History' has a central role in orienting Kant's audience to the radical view of enlightenment that he proposes and enabling them to conceive of themselves as autonomous rational agents capable to furthering the project of enlightenment. The argument aims to show that Kant's essays are an intervention that is a complex work of advocacy addressed to guardians, to the public, and to the state.
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Published date: 23 July 2024
Alternative titles:
Authority, Publicity, and the Spirit of Freedom The Critical Context of Kant's Understanding of Enlightenment
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enlightenment, guardian, ideology, immaturity, legitimation narrative, public use of reason
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