Force and Freedom

by Arthur Ripstein

In this masterful work, both an illumination of Kant's thought and an important contribution to contemporary legal and political theory, Arthur Ripstein gives a comprehensive yet accessible account of Kant's political philosophy. Ripstein shows that Kant's thought is organized around two central claims: first, that legal institutions are not simply responses to human limitations or circumstances; indeed the requirements of justice can be articulated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674035062
• ISBN13: 9780674035065
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.3"