Throwing Oneself Away
Kant on the Forfeiture of Respect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20510334 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aaron Bunch (Washington State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 71-91 |
| Publication date | 2014-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Kantian Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-4154 • E-ISSN: 2044-2394 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1369415413000307 |
| OpenAlex | W2326993901 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
Surprisingly often Kant asserts that it is possible to behave in such a degrading way that one ‘throws oneself away’ and turns oneself ‘into a thing’, as a result of which others may treat one ‘as they please’. Rather than dismiss these claims out of hand, I argue that they force us to reconsider what is meant and required by ‘respect for humanity’. I argue that to ‘throw away’ humanity is not to lose or extinguish it, but rather to refuse or otherwise fail to claim the respect that it authorizes one to claim. If I refuse or fail to make this claim, there is a sense in which I become a thing, and I leave others no choice but to treat me as such. This is compatible with their respect for humanity in my person
Epistemology · Humanity · Law and economics · Sociology · Theology · Free Will and Agency · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |