The kantian turn in post-positivism

the presence of practical reason in the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court after the 1988 Constitution

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https://doi.org/10.4013/con.2025.211.06

Keywords:

Kant. Practical reason. Brazilian Federal Supreme Court. Post-positivism. 1988 Federal Constitution. Kantian turn.

Abstract

On the tercentenary of Immanuel Kant's birth, his practical philosophy seems increasingly relevant and present today. Considering the complexity involved in investigating Kant's legacy, even specifically in relation to Law, the theme of this article will be limited to studying the presence of Kant's practical reason in the post-positivist era of Law, from the so-called Kantian turn (Kantische Wende), and its simultaneous appearance in the post-1988 Federal Constitution jurisprudence of the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court, based on the example of three paradigmatic cases that express the author's importance for the current phase of Law.

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Mônia Clarissa Hennig Leal, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC)

Pós-Doutora na Ruprecht-Karls Universität Heidelberg (Alemanha), Doutorado em Direito pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos – Unisinos (com pesquisas realizadas junto à Ruprecht-Karls Universität Heidelberg, na Alemanha). Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito – Mestrado e Doutorado da UNISC, onde ministra as disciplinas de Jurisdição Constitucional e de Controle Jurisdicional de Políticas Públicas, respectivamente.  Coordenadora do Grupo de Pesquisa “Jurisdição Constitucional aberta”, vinculado ao CNPq. Bolsista de produtividade em pesquisa do CNPq. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6628165246247243. E-mail: moniah@unisc.br.

Mateus Henrique Schoenherr, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC)

Mestrando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito – Mestrado e Doutorado da UNISC, na linha de pesquisa Constitucionalismo Contemporâneo, com bolsa PROSUC/CAPES, modalidade II. Integrante do grupo de pesquisa “Jurisdição Constitucional aberta”, coordenado pela Prof.ª Dr.ª Mônia Clarissa Hennig Leal, vinculado ao PPGD da UNISC e financiado pelo CNPq. Advogado. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0040542292236692. E-mail: mateus.schoenherr@gmail.com.

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Published

2025-04-27

How to Cite

HENNIG LEAL, M. C.; SCHOENHERR, M. H. The kantian turn in post-positivism: the presence of practical reason in the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court after the 1988 Constitution. Controvérsia (UNISINOS) - ISSN 1808-5253, São Leopoldo, v. 21, n. 1, p. 101–111, 2025. DOI: 10.4013/con.2025.211.06. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/controversia/article/view/27811. Acesso em: 4 may. 2025.

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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2025): Revista Controvérsia

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