Single Idea 7670

[catalogued under 25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 4. Free market]

Full Idea

Kant is the father of the notion of exploitation as an evil.

Gist of Idea

Kant is the father of the notion of exploitation as an evil

Source

report of Immanuel Kant (Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals [1785]) by Isaiah Berlin - The Roots of Romanticism Ch.3

Book Reference

Berlin,Isaiah: 'The Roots of Romanticism' [Pimlico 2000], p.71


A Reaction

This is central to the idea of Kant as the main father of liberalism, the idea that every individual deserves respect, and hence has rights. The idea would also be a crucial element in Europe turning against slavery.