E Sonny Elizondo
Biographic Data
| ID | 5966745 |
|---|---|
| NAME | E Sonny Elizondo |
| GIVEN NAMES | E Sonny |
| FAMILY NAME | Elizondo |
| SIGNATURE | ELIZONDO E S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2661-0830 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Kantian Naturalism
I offer a qualified defence of Kant’s natural teleological argument, that is, his inference from the (un)naturalness of an act to its (im)morality. Though I reject many of Kant’s conclusions, I think the form of argument he uses to support these conclusions is not as wrong-headed as it might at first appear. I consider and answer two objections: first, that the argument is inconsistent with Kant’s moral rationalism; and second, that the argument …
Kantian Eudaimonism
My aim in this essay is to reorient our understanding of the Kantian ethical project, especially in relation to its assumed rivals. I do this by considering Kant's relation to eudaimonism, especially in its Aristotelian form. I argue for two points. First, once we understand what Kant and Aristotle mean by happiness , we can see that not only is it the case that, by Kant's lights, Aristotle is not a eudaimonist. We can also see that, by Aristotle…
Taking metaphysics seriously
Ask most philosophers for an example of a moral rationalist, and they will probably answer “Kant.” And no wonder. Kant's first great work of moral philosophy, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals , opens with a clarion call for rationalism, proclaiming the need to work out for once a pure moral philosophy, a metaphysics of morals. That this metaphysics includes the first principle of ethics, the moral law, is obvious. But what about the second…
Kantian Cognitivism
According to many of its advocates, one of the main attractions of Kantian moral philosophy is its metaethical innocence. The most interesting argument for such innocence appeals to Kantians' rationalism. Roughly, if moral action is simply rational action, then we do not need to appeal to anything beyond rationality to certify moral judgment. I assess this argument by reflecting on (dis)analogies between moral and logical forms of rationalism. I …
The Virtues of Happiness
Journal Article The Virtues of Happiness: A Theory of the Good Life Get access The Virtues of Happiness: A Theory of the Good Life.ByBloomfield Paul. (Oxford: OUP, 2014. Pp. x + 253. Price £41.99.) E. Sonny Elizondo E. Sonny Elizondo University of California, Santa Barbara E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 66, Issue 262, January 2016,…
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The Virtues of Happiness
Journal Article The Virtues of Happiness: A Theory of the Good Life Get access The Virtues of Happiness: A Theory of the Good Life.ByBloomfield Paul. (Oxford: OUP, 2014. Pp. x + 253. Price £41.99.) E. Sonny Elizondo E. Sonny Elizondo University of California, Santa Barbara E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 66, Issue 262, January 2016,…
Kantian Cognitivism
According to many of its advocates, one of the main attractions of Kantian moral philosophy is its metaethical innocence. The most interesting argument for such innocence appeals to Kantians' rationalism. Roughly, if moral action is simply rational action, then we do not need to appeal to anything beyond rationality to certify moral judgment. I assess this argument by reflecting on (dis)analogies between moral and logical forms of rationalism. I …
Taking metaphysics seriously
Ask most philosophers for an example of a moral rationalist, and they will probably answer “Kant.” And no wonder. Kant's first great work of moral philosophy, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals , opens with a clarion call for rationalism, proclaiming the need to work out for once a pure moral philosophy, a metaphysics of morals. That this metaphysics includes the first principle of ethics, the moral law, is obvious. But what about the second…
Kantian Eudaimonism
My aim in this essay is to reorient our understanding of the Kantian ethical project, especially in relation to its assumed rivals. I do this by considering Kant's relation to eudaimonism, especially in its Aristotelian form. I argue for two points. First, once we understand what Kant and Aristotle mean by happiness , we can see that not only is it the case that, by Kant's lights, Aristotle is not a eudaimonist. We can also see that, by Aristotle…
Kantian Naturalism
I offer a qualified defence of Kant’s natural teleological argument, that is, his inference from the (un)naturalness of an act to its (im)morality. Though I reject many of Kant’s conclusions, I think the form of argument he uses to support these conclusions is not as wrong-headed as it might at first appear. I consider and answer two objections: first, that the argument is inconsistent with Kant’s moral rationalism; and second, that the argument …
Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (4 works) · Free Will and Agency (2 works) · Happiness (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political Philosophy and Ethics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Rationalism (2 works) · War, Ethics, and Justification (2 works)