A New Kantian Response to Maxim-Fiddling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20510792 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Sneddon (0000-0001-8013-6722, University of Ottawa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-88 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-08 |
| 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/s1369415410000087 |
| OpenAlex | W2326119280 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
There has long been a suspicion that Kant's test for the universalizability of maxims can be easily subverted: instead of risking failing the test, design your maxim for any action whatsoever in a manner guaranteed to pass. This is the problem of maxim-fiddling. The present discussion of this problem has two theses: 1] That extant approaches to maxim-fiddling are not satisfactory; 2] That a satisfactory response to maxim-fiddling can be articulated using Kantian resources, especially the first two formulations of the categorical imperative. This approach to maxim-fiddling draws our attention to a Kantian notion of an offence against morality itself that has largely been overlooked
Categorical imperative · Epistemology · Extant taxon · Maxim · Morality · Free Will and Agency · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
The Practice of Moral Judgment
Immanuel Kant's Moral Theory
On Action
A Short History of Ethics
A Short History of Ethics
Kant on Freedom, Law, and Happiness
Creating the Kingdom of Ends
Kant's Ethical Thought
Respect, Pluralism, and Justice
The Practice of Moral Judgment
Kant's Groundwork of the metaphysics of morals a commentary
The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |