Kant on Culture, Happiness and Civilization

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Kantian Insights into the Autonomy of Culture

   • Ana Marta González

   Pages 1-7

3. Culture and Happiness in Kant

   • Ana Marta González

   Pages 9-28

4. Kant’s Dual Approach to Culture

   • Ana Marta González

   Pages 29-54

5. Kant on Civilization and Cultural Pluralism

   • Ana Marta González

   Pages 55-81

6. Kantian Philosophy as a Philosophy of Culture

   • Ana Marta González

   Pages 83-99

7. Back Matter

   Pages 101-105

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This book joins the contemporary recovery of Kant’s empirical works to highlight the relevance of his concept of culture for understanding the sources of various characteristic modern dilemmas, such as the tension between culture and happiness, the morally ambivalent nature of cultural progress, or the existing conflicts between a factual plurality of cultures and the historical forces pressing toward a universal civilization. 

The book will be of special interest for Kantian scholars, moral and political philosophers, as well as philosophers of culture.

• Kant
• Philosophy of Culture
• Universal Civilization
• Cultural Pluralism
• Society

• Departamento de Filosofía, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

  Ana Marta González

Ana Marta González is Full Professor of Philosophy and researcher of the Institute for Culture and Society at the University of Navarra, Spain. Her research explores the intersections between moral philosophy and social sciences. Her recent publications include: Value and Obligation Once More: A Critical Assessment of Robert Stern's 'Hybrid' Kant (2020), 'Practical Identity, Obligation and Sociality', The Journal of Social Philosophy (2018), 'The Pending Revolution: Kant as a Moral Revolutionary' Filosofija. Sociologija (2017).

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