Heiner Bielefeldt

Symbolic Representation in Kant's Practical Philosophy

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Produktbeschreibung

Explores in detail the role that symbolic representation plays in the architecture of Kant's philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 475g
• ISBN-13: 9780521818131
• ISBN-10: 0521818133
• Artikelnr.: 29337478

Autorenporträt

Heiner Bielefeldt studied Catholic theology, philosophy and history and earned a doctorate in philosophy. After holding various positions at different universities, from 2003 to 2009 he served as Director of the German Institute for Human Rights, which monitors the human rights situation within Germany on behalf of the German government. Since 2009 he is Professor of Human Rights and Human Rights Policy at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg in Bavaria. In 2010, he was additionally appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. In 2013 he was reappointed.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Kant's socratic enlightenment
3. The law of freedom
4. How to find orientation in moral practice
5. The order of right as a symbol of human dignity
6. Traces of purposiveness in nature and history
7. Symbolism in the philosophy of religion
8. Conclusion.