Joãosinho Beckenkamp

Na atual literatura sobre a fi losofi a prática de Kant há uma tendência a negligenciar a distinção feita na Metaphysik der Sitten entre direito e ética , a ponto de ser a doutrina do direito de Kant vista como uma mera aplicação do imperativo categórico. Este artigo procura mostrar que Kant apresenta em sua doutrina do direito uma série de argumentos que logram estabelecer o direito de modo inteiramente independente da ética. In present days there is a trend in writings on Kant’s practical philosophy to neglect the important distinction made in the Metaphysik der Sitten between Law and Ethics , so that Kant’s Doctrine of Law could be seen as a mere application of the categorical imperative. This paper aims to show that in his Doctrine of Law Kant follows a chain of arguments that establish Law as Natural Law entirely independent of EthicsIn present days there is a trend in writings on Kant’s practical philosophy

In the development of post-kantian philosophy there is an ongoing discussion about therelationship between reason and real external world. This essay argues for Kant's insistence on the externalcharacter of law as a necessary moment in the realization of rational legislation as such showing furthermorethe origin of Kant's terminology concerning law. The aim of this article is to show that, as per Kant, law asexteriority of practical legislation is a main component of reason becoming real in external world