Formulas of the Moral Law

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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

This Element defends a reading of Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals. It disputes a long tradition concerning what the first formula (Universal Law/Law of Nature) attempts to do.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Allen Wood, Allen (Indiana University Wood, Allen (Stanford University Wood, Wood Allen
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781108413176
• ISBN: 978-1-108-41317-6
• Pagine: 86
• Serie: Elements in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant; Elements in the Philosophy of
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie