Open AccessPhilosophy of History of Adam Ferguson and Immanuel Kant
Author(s) -
Sandra Zákutná
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
estudos kantianos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2318-0501
DOI - 10.36311/2318-0501/2015.v3n01.5121
Subject(s) - civil society , philosophy of history , epistemology , adam smith , sociology , philosophy , environmental ethics , social science , law , political science , economics , politics , neoclassical economics
The paper compares central issues of philosophy of history of A. Ferguson and I. Kant. It deals with their explanation of origins and development of civil society, and characterizes its basic features, focusing on progress motivated by fruitful conflict and tension among individuals and nations. It also focuses on the role of citizens in civil society and the question of their activity. Then, in connection with Ferguson’s and Kant’s views on relationships among states the paper discusses their different portrayal of possible future history.