Kant’s Derivation of the Formula of Universal Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9690303 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ryan Mccarty (0000-0003-2737-0864, East Carolina University, corresponding author), Richard Mccarty |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 113-133 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0012217310000053 |
| OpenAlex | W2130933452 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
Critics have charged that there are gaps in the logic of Kant’s derivation of the formula of universal law. Here I defend that derivation against these charges, partly by emphasizing a neglected teleological principle that Kant alluded to in his argument, and partly by clarifying what he meant by actions’ “conformity to universal law.” He meant that actions conform to universal law just when their maxims can belong to a unified system of principles. An analogy with objects’ conformity to universal law in nature helps show how Kant was correct in deriving the formula of universal law from the premises of his argument
Analogy · Argument (complex analysis) · Conformity · Epistemology · Physics · Political science · Teleology · Theoretical physics · Universal law · Law · Mathematics · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought · War, Ethics, and Justification
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| Citations per year | 0.08 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |