On K ant's Idea of Humanity as an End in Itself
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8093349 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sven Nyholm (0000-0002-3836-5932, University of Cologne Cologne 50931 Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 358-374 |
| Publication date | 2013-08-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-8373 • E-ISSN: 1468-0378 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ejop.12057 |
| OpenAlex | W1504266309 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
Writers like C hristine K orsgaard and A llen W ood understand K ant's idea of rational nature as an end in itself as a commitment to a substantive value. This makes it hard for them to explain the supposed equivalence between the universal law and humanity formulations of the categorical imperative, since the former does not appear to assert any substantive value. Nor is it easy for defenders of value‐based readings to explain K ant's claim that the law‐giving nature of practical reason makes all beings with practical reason regard the idea of a rational nature as an end in itself. This article seeks to replace these value‐based readings with a reading of the idea of rational nature as an end that fits better with the overall argument of the G roundwork
Argument (complex analysis · Epistemology · Equivalence (formal languages · Humanity · Law and economics · Political science · Reading (process · Sociology · Theology · Value (mathematics · Free Will and Agency · Mathematics · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |