Abstract

The article grapples with the question how we can think over principles of justice in a horizon radically modified in comparison with the times of the French revolution. Our approach insists on two corollary questions, in tune with Kant’s critical philosophy. What does it mean to speculate on such principles and how do these interconnect in a transcendental guise with the basic legal concepts of modern legal culture? How does practical Reason work together with the intellect and with reflective judgement, in order to prescribe or restate principles of justice?