Samuel Kerstein
Biographic Data
| ID | 5723118 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samuel Kerstein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samuel |
| FAMILY NAME | Kerstein |
| SIGNATURE | KERSTEIN S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Treating Others Merely as Means
In the Formula of Humanity, Kant embraces the principle that it is wrong for us to treat others merely as means. For contemporary Kantian ethicists, this Mere Means Principle plays the role of a moral constraint: it limits what we may do, even in the service of promoting the overall good. But substantive interpretations of the principle generate implausible results in relatively ordinary cases. On one interpretation, for example, you treat your o…
Deriving the Formula of Humanity (GMS, 427…437)
The Derivation without the Gap
At the core of Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals lies his ‘derivation’ of the categorical imperative: his attempt to establish that, if there is a supreme principle of morality, then it is this imperative. Kant's argument for this claim is one of the most puzzling in his corpus. The received view, championed by Aune and Allison, is that there is a fundamental gap in the argument, which Kant elides by means of a simple but deadly conf…
Justifying Kant's Principles of Justice
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Treating Others Merely as Means
In the Formula of Humanity, Kant embraces the principle that it is wrong for us to treat others merely as means. For contemporary Kantian ethicists, this Mere Means Principle plays the role of a moral constraint: it limits what we may do, even in the service of promoting the overall good. But substantive interpretations of the principle generate implausible results in relatively ordinary cases. On one interpretation, for example, you treat your o…
Justifying Kant's Principles of Justice
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Derivation without the Gap
At the core of Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals lies his ‘derivation’ of the categorical imperative: his attempt to establish that, if there is a supreme principle of morality, then it is this imperative. Kant's argument for this claim is one of the most puzzling in his corpus. The received view, championed by Aune and Allison, is that there is a fundamental gap in the argument, which Kant elides by means of a simple but deadly conf…
Deriving the Formula of Humanity (GMS, 427…437)
Treating Others Merely as Means
In the Formula of Humanity, Kant embraces the principle that it is wrong for us to treat others merely as means. For contemporary Kantian ethicists, this Mere Means Principle plays the role of a moral constraint: it limits what we may do, even in the service of promoting the overall good. But substantive interpretations of the principle generate implausible results in relatively ordinary cases. On one interpretation, for example, you treat your o…
Philosophical Ethics and Theory (4 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Free Will and Agency (2 works) · Humanity (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · War, Ethics, and Justification (2 works) · Access to information (1 work) · Adversary (1 work)