Kant's Moral View Of Freedom

As the "voussoir" of Kant's two vital books, who is one of the greatest philosophers in human history, "freedom" is the core concept in his theory. In this paper, "freedom" is divided into three levels: "the transcendental freedom", "the moral freedom", and "the aesthetic freedom". As the philosophical base of the moral freedom, the transcendental freedom is discussed briefly in chapter one. Nevertheless the aesthetic freedom isn't involved, because of its irrelevance to the topic of this paper. The main body of the paper is concerning the moral freedom, which can be divided into two levels: "the practical freedom" and "the political liberty". The practical freedom consist of "der freie Willkür" and "der freie Wille" (freewill), and the latter, which get rid of all materials such as desire, feelings, and so on, is universal and moral. That is why "der freie Wille" is discussed more than "der freie Willkur" here. After analyzing all above, the practical freedom is elaborated in this paper by arranging the relationship between the practical freedom and the moral law, or Good/Evil, or religion. Furthermore, the political liberty is discussed on three aspects: Rights, Nation and Citizen.