| Sumario: | In this paper, I examine Kantian philosophy with a twofold aim: As a first step, I situate his theories on race within the context of his critical philosophy, especially the third Critique. I can thereby show not only that Kant was racist, but also get a better look at the implications of his racism for his philosophical project. I then look at paradigmatic receptions of Kant in the secondary literature that discuss his racism and attempt to work through and beyond it by focusing on his universalism or lack thereof. Building on this mostly exegetical groundwork, as a second main step I examine the ways in which precisely that universalism may be problematic from the point of view of decolonial theory.
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