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Immanuel Kant and Political Judgment: From the Metaphysics of Right to Postmetaphysical Politics Tim Luther California Baptist University Immanuel Kant has shaped modern philosophy more than almost anyone else. He tries to steer between the dangers of unfounded dogmatism and rampant skepticism. His transcendental philosophy represents more than an intellectual climax of the Enlightenment but is also its transformation. His belief in progress leads him to critique all dogmatic philosophy and to the discovery of the ultimate foundation of
to legislate must reside in a popularly elected majoritarian representative assembly as opposed to the idea that each citizen must consent directly to every law.208 Kant's subjectivity is common hence communicative and public.209 Thus Kant's subjective judgment is not far from Habermas's conception of intersubjectivity. Kant and Habermas manage to avoid the pitfalls of relativism and skepticism.210 In conclusion both Kant and Habermas create postmetaphysical conceptions of justice supported by republican political institutions and practices. 207 Immanuel Kant The