Kantotelian and Hegelatonic conceptions of freedom

by JLS
for the GC

Taylor, discussing Plato-Aristotle and Kant-Hegel on 'free':

"This is the central, exhilarating notion of Kant's ethics."

"Moral life is equivalent to freedom, in this radical sense of self-determination by the moral will. This is called Autonomy. Any determination of the will by any impure motive, and you are condemned."

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This is the exhilaration of freedom.

This is the positive freedom of self-determination. Not just negative freedom from inclination.

It influenced Fichte so that he based his own philosophy on freedom.

Between objectivity and substance and individuality and freedom, I choose the latter.