Property as A Postulate in Kant

Abstract

In this study we investigate the meaning of property in Kant’s philosophy, first analyzing the biases involved in concept as an empirical postulate: property as an extension of the soul, the various types of incomplete property, or property governed by empirical feelings. The aim is to demonstrate that the property has two main meanings: one is contractualist and another ethical (normativist). The importance of property is thus vital for Kant – without property, man is personally and socially incomplete.