1. Kant and Rousseau on Freedom and Liberty
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Immanuel Kant both put their philosophical views of freedom in their works: The Social Contract and The Grounding of Metaphysics of Morals. ... In the Social Contract, Rousseau writes that freedom is achieved when individuals follow the social contract, which inevitably leads to individuals obeying themselves, thus being free; In the Grounding of Metaphysics of Morals, Kant writes that freedom is obtained by only rational beings that follow the moral law, as freedom is only a concoction from reason. ... (Kindle Locations 603-605) " Kant begins in the Grounding of Me...
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