Kant effectively quantifies freedom via his argument for his idea of enlightenment, public/private divide, trade off between rational and physical productivity and finally international governance. He runs into problems however in that he fails to effectively quantify the means of acquiring his aspirational goals of perfect moral constitution, universal enlightenment as well as global cosmopolitan governance. The following section will outline first the public private divide followed by means not considered (harm principle) and the second section will outline the means towards global cosmopolitanism as well as the limitations considered.
The attainment of enlightenment is one of the highest level of understanding for Kant and correlates …show more content…
The private use of reason is associated with holders of “civil posts” while the public use of reason is associated with “scholars.” (Kant p42) This distinction is a difference in the role of the individual. Between these two spheres there is also a difference in the audience being addressed an individual is engaged in “public use” of reason when addressing “the entire public of the reading world,”(Kant p43) while the addressees of private uses of reason can be reasonably restricted since the individual must uphold the …show more content…
While the second quote states the less freedom of rationality/thought/public freedom the greater the physical production and goods. This is an effective quantification of the trade off between freedoms. Freedoms of thought versus freedom of action. This balancing act that government must perform is paramount to effectively creating an efficient democratic government. Lastly Kant goes on to elaborate and state that the overall the greater the level of enlightenment within society the more society will treat humans as more than machines and in accordance with dignity. This aspiration for a completely moral law that maximizes human freedom is a great end however as outlined in the next section will require a high degree of trial and
The attainment of enlightenment is one of the highest level of understanding for Kant and correlates …show more content…
The private use of reason is associated with holders of “civil posts” while the public use of reason is associated with “scholars.” (Kant p42) This distinction is a difference in the role of the individual. Between these two spheres there is also a difference in the audience being addressed an individual is engaged in “public use” of reason when addressing “the entire public of the reading world,”(Kant p43) while the addressees of private uses of reason can be reasonably restricted since the individual must uphold the …show more content…
While the second quote states the less freedom of rationality/thought/public freedom the greater the physical production and goods. This is an effective quantification of the trade off between freedoms. Freedoms of thought versus freedom of action. This balancing act that government must perform is paramount to effectively creating an efficient democratic government. Lastly Kant goes on to elaborate and state that the overall the greater the level of enlightenment within society the more society will treat humans as more than machines and in accordance with dignity. This aspiration for a completely moral law that maximizes human freedom is a great end however as outlined in the next section will require a high degree of trial and