Formulas of the Moral Law (Elements in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant) - Softcover

Book 1 of 13: Elements in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

Wood, Allen

 
9781108413176: Formulas of the Moral Law (Elements in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant)
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ISBN 10: 110841317X ISBN 13: 9781108413176
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2017

Synopsis

This Element defends a reading of Kant's formulas of the moral law in Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals. It disputes a long tradition concerning what the first formula (Universal Law/Law of Nature) attempts to do. The Element also expounds the Formulas of Humanity, Autonomy and the Realm of Ends, arguing that it is only the Formula of Humanity from which Kant derives general duties, and that it is only the third formula (Autonomy/Realm of Ends) that represents a complete and definitive statement of the moral principle as Kant derives it in the Groundwork. The Element also disputes the claim that the various formulas are 'equivalent', arguing that this claim is either false or else nonsensical because it is grounded on a false premise about what Kant thinks a moral principle is for.

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About the Author

Allen Wood is the Ruth Norman Halls Professor of Philosophy at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is a series editor on Elements in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
110841317X
ISBN 13 
9781108413176
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
86