THE ISSUE OF MORAL PROGRESS IN KANT’S POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

Theodoros  Skalidakis

Published: 2025-12-19

Vol. 31 No. 31 (2025)

Zagadnienie postępu moralnego w filozofii politycznej Kanta

Theodoros Skalidakis

Abstract

This article investigates the issue of moral progress and how it might be achieved through

Kant’s political philosophy. Core axes of argmentation include freedom of speech, the recognition and safeguarding of rights, the historical and social transformations that have taken

place within political systems. Equally central

is the question of whether a scientific theory

can be legitimately formulated to identify and

articulate signs of moral progress. Moreover, it

will be argued that the concepts of the regulative ideal and teleology are not mere chimera

but must be upheld as meaningful standards

and aspirational models in humanity’s perpetual pursuit of moral progress.

Keywords:

freedom of speech, Kant, moral progress, political philosophy, rights

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Skalidakis, T. . (2025). Zagadnienie postępu moralnego w filozofii politycznej Kanta. Humanities and Natural Sciences, 31(31), 187–207. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uwm.edu.pl/index.php/hip/article/view/12205

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