A gradual reformation
Empirical character and causal powers in Kant
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8094925 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonas Jervell Indregard (0000-0002-9950-2769, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 662-683 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-5091 • E-ISSN: 1911-0820 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00455091.2017.1370942 |
| OpenAlex | W2752754052 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 45 |
According to Kant each person has an empirical character, which is ultimately grounded in one’s free choice. The popular Causal Laws interpretation of empirical character holds that it consists of the causal laws governing our psychology. I argue that this reading has difficulties explaining moral change, the ‘gradual reformation’ of our empirical character: Causal laws cannot change and hence cannot be gradually reformed. I propose an alternative Causal Powers interpretation of empirical character, where our empirical character consists of our mind’s causal powers. The resulting picture of empirical character allows for moral change and Kantian weakness of will
Character (mathematics · Empirical evidence · Empirical research · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Moral character · Reading (process · Mathematics · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Philosophy, Science, and History · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |