ABSTRACT
Kant (1724–1804) is probably the most influential ethical theorist of the modern era. Yet, he is little regarded as a political theorist (two recent large and impressive volumes on the major political thinkers don’t even include a chapter on his work) and consequently as a liberal theorist. This is a mistake. His ethical theory can be actualized only through liberal forms of association. Thus, if he is of great importance as an ethical theorist and he elaborates that theory in political terms, so must he be as a liberal one.
