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Kant and Freedom

Why Theory

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The American Bootstrap

Kant thinks that through the moral law, you can lift yourself out of the... Even though everything is determining you. That's what I mean by your sitting on the chair, right? Like you're stuck in the thing. Through this act of self, what he calls self-legislation, you're able to lift yourself out from the cycle of determinism and create a free act freely.

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