In: Filozofia, vol. 81, no. 3
Galen Strawson 
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Pages: 277 - 293
Language: eng
Keywords:
Kant – free will – commitment theory of freedom – moral law –
cognitive phenomenology – self-creation
Article type: Original articles
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According to a Subjectivist theory of X, reference to belief in the existence of X enters essentially into a full account of what the existence of X consists in. A Subjectivist theory doesn’t claim that X is a ‘merely subjective’ phenomenon; it’s a theory of what the existence of X consists in as a matter of objective fact. A Commitment theory of X is a theory of X that holds that we are inescapably committed to believing in the existence of X. It may also be a Subjectivist theory of X and hold that our commitment to belief in the existence of X is part of what makes it the case that X exists. This paper aims to specify the character of Subjectivist and Commitment theories, before suggesting that Kant may be said to have held a Subjectivist and indeed Commitment theory of freedom.
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Strawson, G. 2026. Freedom and Commitment: Does Kant Hold a Subjectivist Theory of Freedom?. In Filozofia, vol. 81, no.3, pp. 277-293. ISSN 0046-385X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2026.81.3.1
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Strawson, G. (2026). Freedom and Commitment: Does Kant Hold a Subjectivist Theory of Freedom?. Filozofia, 81(3), 277-293. ISSN 0046-385X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/filozofia.2026.81.3.1
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Publisher: Institute of Philosophy SAS, v. v. i.
Published: 15. 5. 2026
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