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409A Kantian Argument for Sovereignty Rights of Indigenous PeoplesPublic Reason 6 (1-2): 21-34. 2014.Kant’s non-voluntarist conception of political obligation has led some philosophers to argue that he would reject self-government rights for indigenous peoples. Some recent scholarship suggests, however, that Kant’s critique of colonialism provides an argument in favor of granting self-government rights. Here I argue for a stronger conclusion: Kantian political theory not only can but must include sovereignty for indigenous peoples. Normally these rights are considered redress for historic injus…Read more
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Areas of Specialization
Normative Ethics |
Moral Emotion |
Moral Psychology |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |
Social and Political Philosophy |