Abstract
The article defends three claims regarding the relation between the different formulas of the categorical imperative. (1) On its prevailing reading, FUL gives different moral guidance than FH; left answered, this problem is an argument for adopting a competing perspective on FUL. (2) The prohibitions and commands of the formulas should be taken to be extensionally the same; but FKE adds a dimension missing from the others, gained by uniting their perspectives, namely, bringing the variety of moral laws into systematic unity. (3) The grammatically ambiguous phrase in GMS, 4: 436.9-10 claims that FA alone unites the other formulas in itself.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 395-419 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Kantian Review |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 8 Oct 2015 |
Keywords
- complete determination
- equivalence of the formulas of the categorical imperative
- formula of humanity
- formula of the kingdom of ends
- formula of universal law
- love and respect
- moral guidance
- moral knowledge
- system of moral laws
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Philosophy