KANT ON INCLINATIONS: ‘ALIEN’ OR ‘HUMAN’?
The central thrust of Kant’s ethics is practical as well as transcendental with its emphasis on the synthetic a priori nature of the moral law in the form of the categorical imperative. Kant defends the necessity and universality that are characteristic features of the moral law with a view to safeg...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dharmaram College
2005
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 2005, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 117-134 |
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Reason
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| Summary: | The central thrust of Kant’s ethics is practical as well as transcendental with its emphasis on the synthetic a priori nature of the moral law in the form of the categorical imperative. Kant defends the necessity and universality that are characteristic features of the moral law with a view to safeguard its transcendental justification and employment in the sensible world. In this process, however, he assigns an "alien" status to human inclinations, which technically includes human interests, desires, emotions, etc. The assumption that Kant’s moral perspective, by necessity, revolves around an integral human person calls for a reconsideration and appraisal of the role of human inclinations in realizing human destiny. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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