Kant, Racism, and the Demands of Antiracism: A Critical Response to Pauline Kleingeld’s “Critical Notice”

Abstract This critical response clarifies the critique of the commonly held assumption that racism contradicts Kant’s pure moral philosophy. This piece explains why Kant’s belated criticisms of some practices of slavery should not be interpreted as a rejection of colonial slavery as an institution. It ends with a reflection on the relation between Kant’s philosophy and antiracism.