The transcendental self is not the empirical person, Kant argues, though confusion of the two is a reliable anthropological fact. ...
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@anomalyuk The historical view, if it can be abbreviated to Divine Right (itself an innovation, perhaps), anticipates the modern issue. ... -
@anomalyuk ... Sovereignty works through the person of the monarch, rather than inhering within it.
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@Outsideness the proprietor of a "family business" is the true personal owner, a traditional "absolute monarch" is a true sovereign. -
@anomalyuk Sovereignty operates at a higher level than (empirical, 'secondary') property. The Mandate of Heaven bestows it. -
@Outsideness a sovereign must retain the Mandate of Heaven as a pilot must maintain smooth airflow over the wings. -
@anomalyuk I'm not sure how helpful that analogy is. Surfing history involves accommodation to vastly more intricate and dynamic realities. -
@anomalyuk ... A pilot who is humble before the winds is admirable. A king who is not humble before history is simply an idiot.
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