Revisiting Kant’s Conception of Political Freedom and Its Relation to the Practical Concept of Freedom from the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

In this paper, we revisit Kant’s conception of political freedom and draw a connection to the concept of freedom presented in the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals—a practical concept of freedom that is immediately grounded in the transcendental concept of freedom. Also, we defend the traditional viewpoint on the relationship between Kant’s theory of morals and the theory of Right, which is equivalent to the claim that political freedom is based on the definition of freedom in the Groundwork.

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Philosophies
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2025-09-23
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https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies10050107
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War, Ethics, and Justification
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Revisiting Kant’s Conception of Political Freedom and Its Relation to the Practical Concept of Freedom from the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

Nađa Vesić, Đorđe Vukašinović
Philosophies
War, Ethics, and Justification
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Revisiting Kant’s Conception of Political Freedom and Its Relation to the Practical Concept of Freedom from the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

Nađa Vesić, Đorđe Vukašinović
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In this paper, we revisit Kant’s conception of political freedom and draw a connection to the concept of freedom presented in the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals—a practical concept of freedom that is immediately grounded in the transcendental concept of freedom. Also, we defend the traditional viewpoint on the relationship between Kant’s theory of morals and the theory of Right, which is equivalent to the claim that political freedom is based on the definition of freedom in the Groundwork.

PhilosophiesVol. 10(5)
University of Belgrade (RS), Belgrade Open School (RS), Institute of Physics Belgrade (RS)
Openalex Percentile: Top 75%
War, Ethics, and Justification
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