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Formulas of the Moral Law

  • Paperback
  • 86 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 0.9 cm

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For philosophy students and moral law enthusiasts

Clarifies complex concepts of Kant's moral principles

You will gain a deeper understanding of moral duties

This insightful Element explores Kant's moral law formulas in depth.

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This Element defends a reading of Kant's formulas of the moral law in Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals. It disputes a long tradition concerning what the first formula (Universal Law/Law of Nature) attempts to do. The Element also expounds the Formulas of Humanity, Autonomy and the Realm of Ends, arguing that it is only the Formula of Humanity from which Kant derives general duties, and that it is only the third formula (Autonomy/Realm of Ends) that represents a complete and definitive statement of the moral principle as Kant derives it in the Groundwork. The Element also disputes the claim that the various formulas are 'equivalent', arguing that this claim is either false or else nonsensical because it is grounded on a false premise about what Kant thinks a moral principle is for.

  • Title

    Formulas of the Moral Law

  • Author

    Allen Wood

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    August 2017

  • Weight

    128g

  • Page Count

    86

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 0.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108413176

  • ISBN-10

    110841317X

  • Eden Code

    4590994