Respect for Reason as a Reason of Law and Morality in the World Some Anottation to Kant’s Conception of Worldcitizenship

Authors : Andrej DÉMUTH

Pages : 53-59

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Publication Date : 2011-04-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The background of the study is set on the analysis of Kant’s idea of  worldcitizenship in empire of human rationality, which he sees as world of  academic liberty, authority of reason and equality of actors. Author of this study  tries to focus an attention on basic idea of Kantian morality – on Respect to moral  law giver. He shows that in Kant’s conception is the law giver only the critical  reason. This moment allows Kant to create authonomious morality in which is law  giver, actor and judge the same. Reason in each from these persons is the same  like in each rational being. So Kant discovered proof of equality as a condition of  universal morality. The second moment of Kantian morality is duty of logical consistency (respect of  rationality to reason in everybody). Because the rationality is universal, we must  respect Reason in each man and it gives the dignity to each. Equality and the duty  of respect to another is a main idea of Kant’s conception of of worldcitizenship. At the end of study author shows phyziocratic source of worldcitizenship from  Kant’s point of view. He analyses typical idea of Freedom as a condition of  morality in the polemic with Kant’s idea of “providence” and rationality of  Nature. Author believes that Kant’s argumentation can be inspirative in  conterporary world, too.
Keywords : Kant, Reason, Law Giver, Respect, Equality, Worldcitizenship