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| 5606 | Freedom and natural necessity do not contradict, as they relate to different conditions [Kant] |
| Full Idea: Are freedom and natural necessity contradictory in an action? We have shown that freedom can relate to conditions of a kind entirely different from those in natural necessity, so each is independent of the other. | |
| From: Immanuel Kant (Critique of Pure Reason [1781], B585/A557) | |
| A reaction: I'm not sure I understand this, but I suspect that it means that a serious case of kleptomania while never provide even the hint of an excuse for a minor theft. We're all free, and that's that. I am dubious. |