The Sole Fact of Pure Reason

Kant¿s Quasi-Ontological Argument for the Categorical Imperative
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-11-099679-1
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 210, 230 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 380 g

Reihe: Kantstudien-Ergänzungshefte

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of Kant’s justification of the categorical imperative. The book contests the standard interpretation of Kant’s views by arguing that he never abandoned his view about this as expressed in his . It is distinctive in the way in which it places Kant’s argument in the context of his transcendental philosophy as a whole, which is essential to understand it as an argument from within human agential self-understanding. The book reviews that existing literature, then presents a logical construction of Kant’s argument, which it defends by examining what Kant has to say about synthetic a priori practical propositions in the context of his transcendental philosophy as a whole, and by a detailed examination of how he presents his argument in the and the . Particular attention is given to the views of two scholars who share many of the views expressed in this book: Klaus Steigleder and Michael Wolff. Special attention is also given to the views of Owen Ware, who, while sharing many of our arguments has a very different overall view. The concluding chapter provides a statement about the validity of Kant’s argument.

Zielgruppe

Academics, institutes, libraries

Autoren/Hrsg.

Düwell, Marcus

Beyleveld, Deryck

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Aufklärung
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 18. Jahrhundert

Über Autor(innen)

Deryck Beyleveld, Durham Law School, UK, and Marcus Düwell, Utrecht, The Netherlands.