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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2025

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Martin Brecher  and
Philipp-Alexander Hirsch
Martin Brecher
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Universität Mannheim, Germany
Philipp-Alexander Hirsch
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute, Freiburg

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Law and Morality in Kant , pp. 322 - 325
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Print publication year: 2026
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Subject Index

acquisition, 56, 116, 148, 151, 156, 162, 164–168, 171, 173, 179–181, 185, 190, 230, 268, 270, 280, 284, 296, 298–299, 302
original, 162, 164, 299
action
author of an, 82–83
external, 8–9, 43–44, 47, 51, 59, 73, 78, 101, 110–111, 131–132, 241, 245, 247, 249, 252, 258, 286–287
authorization, 19, 29–30, 34, 52, 62, 80, 95, 151, 154–155, 157, 159–160, 163, 180, 185, 200, 207, 209, 253, 270, 280, 304
omnilateral, 62, 207, 209, 270, 280
autonomy, 2–4, 6, 8, 12, 18, 25, 38, 40, 46, 48, 51, 59, 62–63, 95–96, 98, 101–102, 104, 106, 108–109, 122, 124–125, 135, 152, 196, 202, 204, 206–207, 209–212, 214–218, 241–243, 252–256, 258, 260, 263
basic structure, 203–207, 209–210, 215, 228
body, 13, 31, 67, 101, 167, 207, 221, 224–225, 228–229, 233, 235, 247–248, 260, 267–269, 274, 286, 295, 298
categorial imperative, 2, 4, 6–9, 18–20, 22–23, 25–27, 29–30, 33, 38, 41–43, 46, 48, 51–52, 54–55, 57, 60, 66–69, 75, 77, 95–97, 102–103, 106, 115–116, 132, 143–144, 186, 217, 246, 261, 268, 285, 288–289, 291–293, 296
choice
arbitrary, 57, 59, 62, 74, 175, 265, 271, 275–276, 281, 284
determining ground of, 97, 245–246, 286–287
external object of, 223
external use of, 12, 101, 111, 241, 244–245, 248–249, 252–253, 257–258, 260
internal objects of, 247–248
internal use of, 244, 248
circularity, 201–203, 205, 215–216
citizen/citizenship, 8, 12–13, 44–45, 55, 57–58, 60–61, 64, 67, 69, 72–74, 114, 117–119, 126, 216, 232–236, 263, 267, 270, 272–279, 281–284, 286, 295–296, 302, 304, 306
active, 74, 279
passive, 277–278
civil condition, 10, 79, 114, 142–144, 153, 164–165, 169–171, 173–175, 177, 182–183, 190, 210, 216, 232–233, 258, 268, 270, 288, 292, 294, 296–302, 306
coercion, 5, 8, 19, 29–31, 34, 45–47, 63, 65–66, 71, 95–99, 101–106, 109–113, 122–123, 132–133, 135–136, 140, 163, 172–173, 183, 185, 209, 211, 225, 251, 264, 266, 269, 281–282, 287–289, 294–296, 298–299, 301, 303, 305–306
colonialism, 181, 265, 281, 283
compulsion/compel, 97, 263, 265–267, 270–271, 273, 275, 284, 294, 298–299
consent, 28–29, 54, 57, 68–69, 71, 73, 100, 165, 168, 189, 232, 263, 266, 274, 276–277, 279, 299, 306
cosmopolitan right, 260, 264, 271, 283–284
culpable, 83–84, 86
deed, 8, 80, 82–85, 87, 119, 173, 184
delegate, 272, 274
demandingness, 173, 176–177, 181
democracy, 68–69, 204, 232, 234, 271–272, 306
dependence/dependents, 4–5, 12, 18–19, 38, 74, 76, 79, 96, 176, 198, 208, 234, 254, 256, 265, 271, 275, 277–278, 285, 294
dependentism, 8, 77, 90
derivation, 2–3, 5–7, 19, 27–31, 39, 55, 64, 66, 96–97, 106, 285, 293
despotism, 265, 270, 274, 277, 283, 303
dignity, 10, 99, 146, 170–172, 174, 204, 260
discretion, 161, 189, 263–266, 269, 275, 284
divine justice, 141
divine will, 36, 66
domination, 8, 262, 265, 271
Donoghue v Stevenson, 197, 210
duty
coercive, 12–13, 30, 110–111, 226, 286–287
enforceable, 8, 10, 12–13, 30, 62, 96, 109–110, 112, 147, 226, 286–287, 294
ethical, 12–13, 23, 51–52, 116, 121, 170, 172, 180, 286–287, 293–295
imperfect, 23, 141, 143, 177, 179–180
internal, 8, 96, 109–111, 113, 122
legal, 62, 76, 99–101, 106, 110–111
non-enforceable, 141, 147
against oneself, 46, 110–113
perfect, 8, 23, 30, 66, 68, 96, 100, 109–113, 141, 143, 179, 287
of right, 10, 104, 110, 121, 127, 147, 170–172, 174, 214, 286, 288–289
of virtue, 103, 110, 116, 172, 174, 180, 226, 287, 295
end in itself, 8, 101–104, 106, 294
equality, 57–58, 74, 169, 177, 230, 233, 265–266, 275–276, 278–279, 284
ethics, 1–4, 6, 8–9, 17–21, 23–25, 27–28, 32–34, 43, 49, 75–79, 84, 90–91, 95, 107, 115, 118, 122, 124, 126, 131–133, 137, 142–143, 147, 149–150, 155, 161, 171, 172, 212, 241, 248, 253–254, 262, 277, 285–288
formal wrong, 79–81, 85, 88–89, 121–122, 133, 298
Formula of Humanity, 27, 29, 95
Formula of Universal Law, 19, 22–30, 32, 34, 54, 95
freedom, 1–6, 8–9, 11–12, 17–19, 21, 26–32, 34, 39–41, 45–48, 51–53, 56–63, 65–68, 72–74, 78–79, 82–83, 86, 96–98, 100–107, 109, 111–112, 123, 131–134, 142, 147, 149, 152, 156, 158–161, 163, 168–169, 173, 175–177, 182, 184–187, 189–190, 196, 204, 206–209, 211–212, 214, 216–218, 220–221, 223–236, 241–248, 250, 252–253, 255–260, 262–284, 288, 293–296, 298, 301, 304, 306
as capacity, 244–245, 253
as independence, 11–12, 106, 206, 208, 214, 216, 218, 244–245, 252–253, 259, 263–264, 266, 271, 280, 284
external, 3–5, 11–12, 26–28, 59, 100–101, 103–104, 106, 149, 169, 173, 175–177, 187, 189–190, 206–208, 212, 220–221, 223–225, 227–228, 235, 241–245, 248–250, 252–253, 255, 260, 264, 266–268, 271, 274, 276, 284
inner, 59, 163, 241, 247–248
internal, 241
moral, 28, 105–106, 111, 206
negative, 142, 246, 249
negative conception of, 12, 62, 271, 278, 284
outer, 100, 186, 245, 247, 258
political, 241, 244, 261
positive, 142, 246, 274
positive conception of, 12, 212, 244, 262–264, 266, 271, 276, 281–282, 284
practical, 107
right to, 4, 11–12, 57–58, 67, 73, 100, 112, 168, 212, 220, 230–234, 236, 241, 244–245, 253, 256, 259–260, 264–271, 273, 275–278, 281–284, 293–294, 296, 306
transcendental, 2–4, 98, 107
General Will, 7, 54–57, 64–65, 67, 69, 71, 73–74, 77, 109, 165, 258, 304
Gesinnung, 44, 47, 63, 133–134, 137, 142–143, 146
good will, 67, 122, 132–138, 141, 144–147, 302
honeste vive, 110, 127, 147
hospitality, 283
humanity, 7, 27, 57, 61, 63, 72, 90–91, 95, 110–111, 165–168, 189, 211, 220–221, 260, 264, 278–279, 293–294, 296
right of, 90–91, 110–112, 166–167, 189, 221, 294
imputation, 5, 7, 49, 82–88, 109, 132, 136–137, 147
incentives, 2, 12, 42, 45, 50, 52, 97, 108, 114–116, 119, 122–123, 127, 131, 133, 135, 138–139, 141, 143, 146, 245–246, 251, 286–290, 294–295
rational, 245
sensible, 135
inclination, 43, 50, 96, 109, 120, 124, 133, 139–142, 144, 172, 179, 189, 244–245, 248, 254, 286
concurrent, 139–140
independence, 4–6, 8, 11–12, 18, 40, 82, 95, 100–101, 103, 106, 108, 169, 206–214, 216–220, 230, 244–245, 249–250, 252–253, 256–257, 259–267, 271, 275–276, 278–281, 284–285, 288–289, 292–293
independence thesis, 8, 17, 40, 76–79, 90, 95–96, 106
innate right, 11–12, 57–58, 73, 90–91, 100–101, 112–113, 162–163, 178, 211–212, 213–214, 216, 220–221, 223, 230–234, 236, 241, 244–245, 250–253, 256–257, 259–260, 264–271, 273, 275–278, 281–284, 293–294, 296–297
international federation, 280–282
international right, 71, 264, 271, 280, 283
ius, 37, 40, 42, 44–45, 47–49, 51, 118, 122, 151, 156
latitude, 174, 179–181
law
of nature, 36, 54, 173, 288
lawgiving
ethical, 51, 75, 287
external, 42, 51, 95, 97, 247, 260
internal, 254, 288
juridicial, 51, 75, 97, 103, 287
law-practice, 195, 198–207, 209–210, 215–216, 218
league of states, 280–281
legal facts, 205, 208
legal non-positivism, 11, 195
legal positivism, 11, 58, 91, 196, 200, 255
legal relations, 11, 62–63, 168, 195–200, 202–210, 212, 214–217, 219
legality, 9, 43, 65–66, 95, 108–109, 114, 121, 131–133, 135–136, 138, 140–141, 147, 178, 200
legalitas, 43, 45
legislation
co-legislation, 274, 284
self-legislation, 12, 62, 98, 101, 212, 256, 264, 267, 271, 273, 275–276, 284
liberty
negative, 225, 262, 264
positive, 263–264
majority, 64, 154, 167, 276–277, 306
man, 28, 32, 41, 43–44, 46, 54, 60, 63–64, 67, 70–71, 74, 98, 109, 123, 155, 158, 189, 211, 220, 249, 279, 298
marriage, 148, 167, 181, 188–189, 258
master, 12, 54, 64, 109, 166, 168, 200, 203, 222–223, 242, 250, 262, 265–266, 278–279, 297, 301–302
material wrong, 7, 79–82, 85, 88–89, 121, 133, 298
maxim, 2, 6–7, 9, 20–29, 33–34, 39–45, 47–48, 52–53, 58–62, 68, 71–72, 78–81, 85, 88, 90, 103, 115, 131–135, 138–145, 147, 179, 186–187, 207, 217–218, 247–248, 289–291, 300, 303
means, 5, 29, 71, 96, 99–105, 109, 110, 120, 123, 127, 153, 167, 175–176, 183, 211, 215, 221–224, 227–229, 235–236, 242–243, 249, 252, 260, 287, 291, 293–294, 299
meritorious, 23, 83–84, 172, 174–175
minority, 176, 277
moral luck, 9, 131–132, 134, 136–137, 144, 147
moral politician, 13, 288, 295–296, 301–302
moral universality, 6, 17, 19, 24–25, 32–34, 217, 293
moral worth, 41, 43, 99, 114–115, 122, 124, 132, 134, 137–142, 144, 146–147, 286–287
morality, 1–3, 6, 7–9, 18–19, 22–23, 25–26, 33–34, 37–39, 43, 47–48, 54, 60–67, 73, 77, 89, 95, 99–100, 106–108, 114, 131–136, 138–147, 158, 180, 195, 201–202, 204–205, 207–209, 214, 219, 253–255, 285–294, 296, 299–302, 304–306
moralitas, 43
morals, 2, 4–6, 12, 17–21, 23, 25–26, 33–34, 39–40, 42, 47–48, 51, 57, 70–71, 75–76, 97, 104, 110–111, 114–115, 149–150, 156–159, 161, 184, 244–245, 255, 263, 270–271, 273, 276, 280, 282, 291–293, 302–305
necessitation, 38–39, 97, 151, 178, 182, 250–252, 256, 259, 261
outer, 5, 249
pathological, 89, 96–97, 245–246, 286
non-accidental rightness, 132–133, 135
normativity, 5, 7, 55, 60, 62–64, 66–69, 77, 90, 99, 125–126, 149, 156, 200
non-ideal, 7, 55, 63, 67, 77, 170
obligation
ethical, 60, 114, 292, 306
imposition of, 257
legal, 6, 11, 39, 43, 50, 99, 101, 108, 110, 113, 115, 126, 195–208, 210, 215, 276
moral, 6, 13, 82, 108–109, 250, 256, 288, 290, 294–297, 299, 301, 304–306
political, 255, 304
omnilaterality, 11, 52, 62, 173, 178, 187, 190, 196, 206–211, 215, 217–218, 223, 232, 270–272, 280, 298–299
parental right, 165, 167
permissive law, 9–10, 148–149, 151–168, 170, 173, 178, 181–184, 187–190, 288, 293
person, 2, 5–6, 8, 29, 39, 41, 45–46, 52, 62, 76, 87, 98–107, 109–111, 123, 131, 162–168, 173–174, 176, 180, 187–190, 198, 207, 210–216, 218–219, 221–223, 225–226, 232, 235, 252, 260, 265–266, 270, 283, 291–292, 296, 301
personality, 4, 6, 39, 46, 51, 95, 98–99, 101–102, 104–106, 108–113, 124, 276
political philosophy, 2, 4–5, 11–12, 63, 148, 220, 236, 241–243, 256, 260–261, 263
power, 49, 57, 95, 97, 105–107, 110–113, 149, 159, 162–163, 167–168, 173, 184–185, 187, 189, 198, 200, 211, 213–214, 216, 219, 232, 235, 243–247, 249–250, 252, 254–256, 258, 265–266, 270, 272–273, 276–277, 279–280, 286, 289–290, 294–297, 301, 303–306
asymmetrical, 265
reciprocal, 273, 276
unilateral, 265–266
preliminary articles, 151, 153–154, 179–180
Private Right, 28–29, 52, 56, 150, 159, 161–162, 164, 170–171, 182, 247, 251, 258, 293, 296–297, 299
property, 28, 56, 80–81, 85–88, 100, 116–117, 121, 165–167, 179, 198, 211, 214, 221–222, 225, 228–230, 242–243, 247, 252–253, 259, 265, 267, 296–299, 302
Public Right, 7, 52, 56, 69–71, 152–153, 183–185, 264, 271, 283, 284, 293, 296–297
publicity, 70, 72, 215–217
punishment, 8, 46, 50–51, 53, 83–84, 87, 96, 114, 117–119, 122–126, 135, 140, 142, 144, 246
reason
practical, 2, 4, 10, 19, 25, 33, 40, 44, 56, 62, 98, 108–109, 139, 141, 145, 149, 159, 162–163, 165–166, 173, 179, 181–182, 185–188, 190, 221, 245, 250, 254, 256, 258–259, 285, 291–292, 296, 302, 305
pure, 2, 37, 70, 154, 167, 189, 248
relations-first, 195–197, 199, 205–207, 213, 215
representation, 51, 68, 115, 255, 272, 284
delegate model, 272, 274
trustee model, 232, 272, 274
republic/republicanism, 12, 44, 63, 66–69, 179, 242, 262–263, 265, 271, 274–277, 279, 281, 284, 296–297, 302–303, 305–306
rights
acquired, 10, 170–171, 178, 181, 185, 187, 221, 224, 250, 260, 267–268, 293–294, 297
peremptory, 165, 178, 182, 258, 271, 280
provisional, 10, 116–117, 119, 165, 170–171, 173, 178, 181–182, 184–185, 187–188, 190–191, 211, 214, 270, 280, 297, 299, 302
signatory value, 140, 144, 147
slavery, 110, 168, 232, 265, 288
state
civil, 28, 183
juridical, 116–117, 122, 271
of nature, 10, 28–29, 62, 79, 88, 114, 116–117, 127, 153, 158, 162, 164–165, 169–172, 174, 177–181, 183, 185, 187–188, 190, 222, 228–231, 233–234, 236, 269–270, 279–282, 286, 288, 294, 297–301
suicide, 8, 96, 110, 112–113, 186, 287
Supreme Principle of Morals, 6, 19–26, 29–30, 32, 34, 39, 288
transgression, 8, 34, 80–82, 85, 88, 100, 114, 118, 121, 149, 157, 163
intentional, 80–81, 88, 121
unintentional, 82, 85, 88
transition, 56, 152, 169, 177–178, 181, 183, 191, 296, 302–303
transitionality, 10, 170, 177–178, 183, 190–191
trustee, 232, 272, 274
Universal Law of Right, 19, 21, 39, 59, 104, 133, 163–164
Universal Principle of Right, 7, 11, 21, 27, 55, 58, 61, 75, 112, 132–133, 163, 196, 205–206, 212, 215, 218, 241, 247, 285, 288, 291–293, 296
vis absoluta, 96–97, 104, 135
vis compulsiva, 96–97, 104, 135
voting, 274, 277–278
women, 32, 74, 189, 278–279

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