Kant on Civil Society and Welfare

by Sarah Holtman

What justifies state-sponsored supports for individual welfare within a Kantian political system, as well as the purpose and extent of such supports and the form they may take, are vexed questions. This Element characterizes and assesses main contenders (including minimalist and middle-ground accounts) by examining the competing interpretations of Kant's larger political theory that found their social welfare claims. It then develops and defends an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108438741
• ISBN13: 9781108438742
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"