![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Respect for the laws of society does not mean mute subordination quite on the contrary, it commands us to speak out for social reform. Thirdly, this hope constitutes, as we shall see, a duty that demands our public involvement. We can only hope for a future reconciliation between moral and positive law. Secondly, the conflict between moral and positive law puts us in an unresolvable dilemma. First, we claim that the head of state cannot possess absolute authority without internal inconsistencies. We pursue this issue along three different lines of argument. Thus it may seem dubious whether, within the Kantian framework, there exists any leeway for civil disobedience at all. For Kant it is a moral duty to obey the law, thus framing civil obedience in moral terms. Following Kantian lines, we shall argue that, on the basis of a hypothetical social contract, citizens are subject to coercive laws of the state. The Kantian model describes society in terms of a system of laws. We shall formulate an answer to the question, "To what extent does our respect for society allow for civil disobedience?" For the examination at hand, we shall use a Kantian model of society. And philosophy, thus equipped, draws up the limits of society in turn. 90,įor philosophy, to pay society its due respect is to attend it, i.e., to examine it critically within the limits society sets on philosophy. ![]() Kant and the Limits of Civil Obedience, E. ![]()
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