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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 Ref
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.
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