The Matter and Form of Kant’s Moral Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21700402 |
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| Authors | Zachary Biondi (0000-0002-9634-825X, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 527-549 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| 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/s1369415424000414 |
| OpenAlex | W4404486588 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
There is an interpretative puzzle at the centre of Kant’s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals . The text presents the single principle of morality ( G , 4: 392), but instead of providing a definitive statement of the principle, we find a three-step sequence of formulas. The puzzle concerns the formula relation: given the contrast between the moral law’s individuality and the plurality of formulas, how do the formulas relate to each other and the moral law? This paper takes the first step towards a new account by focusing on G , 4: 436, a passage in which Kant makes claims about the matter and form of the moral law. By understanding the hylomorphism entailed by these claims, it is possible to achieve new perspectives on common questions about Kant’s ethics, in particular, the role of the formulas in deriving or explaining duties and how the formulas are used in the argument of Groundwork II and its transition from popular moral philosophy to metaphysics of morals
Epistemology · Kantian ethics · Metaphysics · Morality · Political science · Computer Science · Kantian Philosophy and Modern Interpretations · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · War, Ethics, and Justification
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