Kant and the French Revolution

Author/Contributor(s):	Maliks, Reidar
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Date:	03/03/2022
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

To Kant, the French revolution's central events were the transfer of sovereignty to the people in 1789 and the trial and execution of the monarch in 1792-1793. Through a contextual study, this Element argues that while both events manifested the principle of popular sovereignty, the first did so in lawful ways, whereas the latter was a perversion of the principle. Kant was convinced that historical examples can help us understand political philosophy, and this Element seeks to show this in practice.