The questions of what kind of freedom morality requires and how to reconcile the capacity for free agency within a determined temporal sequence represent the crux of the free will debate. Traditional compatibilists claim that determinism does not preclude our capacity for moral agency. Nuanced determinists, such as Derk Pereboom, deny the existence of moral agency and argue that free will is not required to save the basic modes of our practical lives, such as our capacity to affect each other and to lead practically morallives. I will argue in favor of Kant’s view, which holds that since freedom and moral agency is metaphysically possible we cannot deny the possibility of free will and morality. The object of this thesis is to argue for why Kant’s position holds an advantage over determinism and compatibilism; it is not necessarily to argue for Kant’s argument, although I do explain and argue for aspects of it in support of my broader goal of establishing the superiority of Kant’s account.

The main concern of the thesis is the problem of reconciliation of freedom and natural causality and to investigate how Kant makes a room for freedom. Kant, firstly, in &ldquo / Analytic&rdquo / , constitutes the conditions of knowledge upon which the objective validity of the law of causality entirely rests. This process of constitution also determines the limits of experience. On the other hand, Kant, in &ldquo / Dialectic&rdquo / , postulates freedom as a noumenal cause together with the law of causality. Transcendental freedom, in this case, is a problematic concept which transcends the limits of experience, as it seems to destruct the unity of experience. However, Kant gives up neither the law of causality nor the idea of freedom, but rather he insists upon the idea that they can exist together without contradiction by asserting the distinction between phenomena and noumena as different grounds on which these two different types of causalities rest. According to Kant both are indispensable, as the former is necessary for the knowledge and the latter is absolutely needed for morality. In this context this thesis aims to explain the objective validity of natural causality which is proved in Second Analogy and the transcendental ground of the idea of freedom which is established in the solution of Third Antinomy in Kant&rsquo / s Critique of Pure Reason. And it is discussed whether Kant&rsquo / s solution of this issue is satisfactory and legitimate or not.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T12:11:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1605850 bytes, checksum: 7406bf5dcbbfb18cfedb2d6f20e0d675 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-11-13 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The following research refers to an interpretation of Kant s texts about history, and politics as a philosophy of the humanity emancipation. This paper proposes, thus, to establish an intersection point between philosophy of history and political philosophy of Kant. The thesis to be defended is: The man is part of nature, as so many other beings, but their choices are free actions, because they are made from an uncaused principle of freedom. In this sense, the humanity emancipation is a responsibility of each man, as a being is not only belonging to the nature but also culture. The hypothesis is: breaking with the state of rudeness reveals to man the meaning of his life, which is, to become free. This direction is given by culture, which refers to a constant process that apart, in an increasingly way, man from rough state. This process can be called moral progress of humanity, understanding morality by the progress made by mankind in every way, so enabling the improvement increasing human sociability. To develop this hypothesis, the research was divided into three parts: a) the first part corresponds to the first chapter, in which is developed the rational base of human action from the Kantian solution to the problem of freedom in the Third Antinomy of Pure Reason and moral reasoning through the categorical imperative. This foundation is necessary, because it establishes a conformation between the laws of nature and man s free act. From this, it is possible to think of others, such as the state of nature and the civil state, the intractability, which is result from constitution of human nature, with sociability, which is result of overcoming of the state of nature, b) The second part is formed by chapters two and three, which is presented the escape of the man from state of rudeness, entry in the moral world, the construction and development of culture and the possibility of achieving a cosmopolitan civil society that guarantees the human condition of universal citizenship, c) the third part refers to the fourth and final chapter, in which is presented an update of Kantian cosmopolitanism to the present days. This update is realized from a reading of Habermas and Bobbio cosmopolitanisms, who, when making a critique of Kantian philosophy, end up doing an update of this thought. Through this structure, we find that the initial hypothesis is plausible and through it the thesis holds itself. Hence, Kant 's texts about the history and politics can be read as a philosophy of human emancipation according as which man recognizes himself as a being who is part of nature, but his life is the result of your choices. The political and moral progress of humanity is thus for Kant, a real possibility, because it has a sense of a categorical imperative for all mankind. / O trabalho que segue refere-se a uma interpretação dos textos de Kant sobre a história e a política como uma filosofia da emancipação da humanidade. Propõe, dessa forma, estabelecer um ponto de interseção entre a filosofia da história e a filosofia política de Kant. A tese a ser defendida é a de que o homem é parte da natureza, como outros tantos outros seres, mas suas escolhas são ações livres, porque são feitas a partir de um princípio não causado, de liberdade. Nesse sentido, a emancipação da humanidade é uma responsabilidade de cada homem, enquanto é um ser não somente da natureza, mas também de cultura. A hipótese de leitura é a seguinte: o rompimento com o estado de rudeza revela ao homem o sentido da sua vida, a saber, tornar-se livre. Este sentido é dado pela cultura, que se refere a um processo constante que distancia o homem cada vez mais do estado de rudeza. Este processo pode ser chamado de progresso moral da humanidade, entendendo-se por moralidade os avanços realizados pela espécie humana em todos os sentidos, de maneira que permitam o aprimoramento cada vez maior da sociabilidade humana. Para o desenvolvimento dessa hipótese, a pesquisa foi dividida em três partes: a) a primeira parte corresponde ao primeiro capítulo, no qual é desenvolvido o fundamento racional do agir humano a partir da solução kantiana ao problema da liberdade na Terceira Antinomia da razão pura e a fundamentação da moral através do imperativo categórico. Este fundamento é necessário, porque estabelece uma conformação entre as leis da natureza e o agir livre do homem. A partir dessa conformação, é possível pensar outras, tais como: o estado de natureza e o estado civil; a insociabilidade, que é fruto da constituição da natureza humana, com a sociabilidade, que é resultado da superação do estado de natureza; b) a segunda parte é formada pelos capítulos dois e três, na qual é apresentada a saída do homem do estado de rudeza, a entrada no mundo da moral, a construção e desenvolvimento da cultura e a possibilidade de alcançar uma sociedade civil cosmopolita que garanta ao homem a condição da cidadania universal; c) a terceira parte refere-se ao quarto e último capítulo, no qual é apresentada uma atualização do cosmopolitismo kantiano para os dias de hoje. Essa atualização se dá a partir de uma leitura dos cosmopolitismos de Habermas e Bobbio, os quais, ao apresentarem uma crítica à filosofia kantiana, acabam por fazer uma atualização desse pensamento. Através dessa estrutura, verificamos que a hipótese inicial é plausível e que através dela a tese se sustenta. Portanto, os textos de Kant que tratam da história e da política podem ser lidos como uma filosofia da emancipação humana a medida em que o homem se reconhece como um ser que faz parte da natureza, mas sua vida é resultado de suas escolhas. O progresso moral e político da humanidade é assim, para Kant, uma possibilidade real, porque tem um sentido de um imperativo categórico para toda a humanidade.

Κύριο θέμα αυτής της εργασίας αποτελεί η καντιανή έννοια της αυτονομίας, υπό την αναγκαία προϋπόθεση της ελευθερίας της βούλησης,η οποία καθιστά δυνατή την επιλογή και ως εκ τούτου την ηθική υπευθυνότητα των ανθρώπων. Το ενδιαφέρον εστιάζεται επίσης, και στην προσπάθεια του Καντ να δείξει ότι η ελευθερία και περαιτέρω η αυτονομία, μπορούν να συμβιβαστούν με το αυστηρό αιτιοκρατικό σύστημα. Eπιπλέον, η εργασία προσφέρει μια διεξοδική ανάλυση βασικών καντιανών εννοιών και επιχειρεί να φέρει στο προσκήνιο την αξία της καντιανής αυτονομίας, τονίζοντας ωστόσο τα ερμηνευτικά θέματα τα οποία εγείρονται. Τέλος, παρουσιάζει δυο θεμελιώδεις, αλλά αντίθετες, προσεγγίσεις της καντιανής αυτονομίας. / The main topic of this thesis is the kantian notion of autonomy, under the necessary presupposition of freedom of the will, which enables individuals to make free choices and consequently, to be morally responsible for these choices. Interest also, focuses on Kant's effort to show that freedom of the will, and further autonomy, can be reconciled with the strict deterministic system. Additionally, it offers an extensive analysis of basic kantian notions and undertakes to bring to the fore the value of kantian autonomy, whilst highlighting the interpretative issues which arise. Finally, it presents two fundamental, but different approaches to kantian autonomy.