Wainwright: In the second section of the Metaphysics of Morals Kant draws the following distinction: In the realm of ends everything has either a price or a dignity. Whatever has a price can be replaced by something else as its equivalent; on the other hand, whatever is above all price and therefore admits of no equivalent, has dignity. (Kant, 1990 [1785]: 51)
Could we say therefore that communism is a metaphysics of dignity? That each person, singular in universality, is above all price and has no equivalent?
Karatani: Yes, you put it beautifully. I regret that I did not quote this phrase in the book.
《Isonomia and the Origins of Philosophy 》 by Kojin Karatani
这本书也是地水火风风格的。勇者之作。
可能需要一点哲学史知识才能读。
柄谷行人在日本坚持马克思主义几十年。乃是公认的leading intellectual。
除了著作，多年来，他也参与了很多日本的活动。
他认可下面这段采访中Kant的话，认为共产主义是为了尊严。
https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/4/45440/files/2017/04/Karatani-Wainwright-2012-DiHG-interview-with-commentaries-2adn5a5.pdf
Wainwright:
In the second section of the Metaphysics of Morals
Kant draws the following distinction:
In the realm of ends everything has either a price or
a dignity. Whatever has a price can be replaced by
something else as its equivalent; on the other hand,
whatever is above all price and therefore admits of
no equivalent, has dignity. (Kant, 1990 [1785]: 51)
Could we say therefore that communism is a metaphysics of dignity? That each person, singular in universality, is above all price and has no equivalent?
Karatani: Yes, you put it beautifully. I regret that I
did not quote this phrase in the book.