Kant’s Ideas Shaped Human Rights Theories. How Do We Contend With His Racism?

This year, the 300th anniversary of the birth of German philosopher Immanuel Kant was commemorated. Born on April 22, 1724, Kant was a significant philosophical figure of the Enlightenment. Three centuries later, Western formulations of freedom, dignity and equality are still inseparable from his name and work. But on this anniversary, we cannot ignore the legacy of racism that Kant’s liberal...

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