Kant, Philosophy, and the Public
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Sarah Holtman
Abstract
Focusing on Kant’s practical philosophy, I consider here how we best conceive of the public audiences for philosophical works and take up four categories particularly worth addressing. These are: fellow philosophers; fellow academics; non-academics in positions of power or influence; and the public at large. I consider how Kant’s works addressed the first three of these audiences in his own time, and reflect on an instance where the decision to publish his views met with a significant warning. At the end, I take up Kant’s crucial fourth audience, the general public, both in his time and in our own.
Abstract
Focusing on Kant’s practical philosophy, I consider here how we best conceive of the public audiences for philosophical works and take up four categories particularly worth addressing. These are: fellow philosophers; fellow academics; non-academics in positions of power or influence; and the public at large. I consider how Kant’s works addressed the first three of these audiences in his own time, and reflect on an instance where the decision to publish his views met with a significant warning. At the end, I take up Kant’s crucial fourth audience, the general public, both in his time and in our own.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Acknowledgments VII
- Table of Contents IX
- Table of Abbreviations XI
- Translator’s Introduction 1
- Kant for Children: Questions and Answers for the Teaching of Morality 11
- Shlomo Friedlaender: Portrait of a Jewish Kantian 63
- Kant, Philosophy, and the Public 67
- Do Children Have Common Sense? 85
- “If You Want to Write for Children”: Conflicting Advice from Kant and Friedlaender 105
- Above All Things Human: Bestimmung in Salomo Friedlaender’s Kant for Children 121
- Equality and Reciprocity, or: The Primacy of the Practical 141
- Notes on Contributors 145
- Index 147
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Acknowledgments VII
- Table of Contents IX
- Table of Abbreviations XI
- Translator’s Introduction 1
- Kant for Children: Questions and Answers for the Teaching of Morality 11
- Shlomo Friedlaender: Portrait of a Jewish Kantian 63
- Kant, Philosophy, and the Public 67
- Do Children Have Common Sense? 85
- “If You Want to Write for Children”: Conflicting Advice from Kant and Friedlaender 105
- Above All Things Human: Bestimmung in Salomo Friedlaender’s Kant for Children 121
- Equality and Reciprocity, or: The Primacy of the Practical 141
- Notes on Contributors 145
- Index 147
