Freedom and Force: Essays on Kant’s Legal Philosophy (Law and Practical Reason)

This collection of essays takes as its starting point Arthur Ripstein’s Force and Freedom: Kant’s Legal and Political Philosophy, a seminal work on Kant’s thinking about law, which also treats many of the contemporary issues of legal and political philosophy. The essays offer readings and elucidations of Ripstein’s thoughts, dispute some of his claims and extend some of his themes within broader philosophical contexts, thus developing the significance of Ripstein’s ideas for contemporary legal and political philosophy. All of the essays are contributions to normative philosophy in a broadly Kantian spirit. Prominent themes include rights in the body, the relation between morality and law, the nature of coercion and its role in legal obligation, the role of indeterminacy in law, the nature and justification of political society and the theory of the state. This volume will be of interest to a wide audience, including legal scholars, Kant scholars, and philosophers with an interest in Kant or in legal and political philosophy. Volume 9 in the series Law and Practical Reason This Collection Of Essays Takes As Its Starting Point Arthur Ripstein's Seminal Work, 'force And Freedom: Kant's Legal And Political Philosophy, Where He Reveals The Systematic Unity Of Kant's Thinking About Law, And At The Same Time Sheds An Instructive Light On Many Contemporary Issues In Legal And Political Philosophy. The Essays Offer Readings And Elucidations Of Ripstein's Thought, Dispute Some Of His Claims And Extend Some Of His Themes Within Broader Philosophical Contexts, Thus Elaborating On The Significance Of Ripstein's Presentation Of Kant For Contemporary Legal And Political Philosophy. They Offer Themselves As Contributions To Normative Philosophy In A Broadly Kantian Spirit. Prominent Themes Include: Rights In The Body; The Relation Between Morality And Law; The Nature Of Coercion And Its Role In Legal Obligation; The Role Of Indeterminacy In Law; The Nature And Justification Of Political Society; And The Theory Of The State.-- Ripstein And His Critics / Martin J Stone -- Persons And Bodies / Japa Pallikkathayil -- A Regime Of Equal Private Freedom? : Individual Rights And Public Law In Ripstein's Force And Freedom / Katrin Flikschuh -- Rights And Interests In Ripstein's Kant / Andrea Sangiovanni -- Independent People / A J Julius -- Why Is Willing Irrelevant To The Grounding Of (any) Obligation? : Remarks On Arthur Ripstein's Conception Of Omni-lateral Willing / George Pavlakos -- Ripstein On Kant On Revolution / Daniel Weinstock -- Right And Ethics : Arthur Ripstein's Force And Freedom / Allen Wood -- Kant's Apparent Positivism / Martin J Stone -- Embodied Free Beings Under Public Law : A Reply / Arthur Ripstein -- Index. Edited By Sari Kisilevsky And Martin J Stone. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This collection of essays takes as its starting point Arthur Ripstein's seminal work, 'Force and freedom: Kant's legal and political philosophy', where he reveals the systematic unity of Kant's thinking about law, and at the same time sheds an instructive light on many contemporary issues in legal and political philosophy. The essays offer readings and elucidations of Ripstein's thought, dispute some of his claims and extend some of his themes within broader philosophical contexts, thus elaborating on the significance of Ripstein's presentation of Kant for contemporary legal and political philosophy. They offer themselves as contributions to normative philosophy in a broadly Kantian spirit. Prominent themes include rights in the body, the relation between morality and law, the nature of coercion and its role in legal obligation, the role of indeterminacy in law, the nature and justification of political society and the theory of the state. The resulting volume will be of interest to a wide audience, including legal scholars, Kantian scholars, and philosophers with an interest in Kant or in legal and political philosophy The last decade or so has seen a strong renewal of interest in Kant's Legal Philosophy. The current volume brings together essays by leading Kantians along with distinguished contemporary legal and moral philosophers.