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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Walker, Ralph Charles Sutherland (1944-....)
Titre(s) : Objective Imperatives [Texte imprimé] : an exploration of Kant's moral philosophy / Ralph C. S. Walker
Publication : Oxford : Oxford University press, copyright 2022
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XII-192 p.) ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 185-190. Notes bibliogr. Index
"Kant held the moral law to be an objective imperative, an entity in its own right.
It carries with it prescriptive force, in parallel to other principles of pure reason,
like those of logic and mathematics. Objective imperatives therefore do not derive
their authority from any other source, such as common consensus or the will of God.
In Objective Imperatives, Ralph C. S. Walker seeks to show that this is a highly defensible
view: Kant's Categorical Imperative, properly understood, is broadly right. The key
to it is rationality, and not universality, which functions only as an approximate
test. Often, Kant sets the matter out badly, and most of the common objections to
him can be shown to be due to misunderstandings. A morality that gives us an objective
imperative does appear incompatible with the determinism to which Kant commits himself,
but Walker argues that this appearance is misleading"
Sujet(s) : Kant, Immanuel (1724-1804) -- Morale
Logique des impératifs
Indice(s) Dewey :
193 (23e éd.) = Philosophie occidentale moderne - Allemagne et Autriche
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780192857064 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47093139b
Notice n° :
FRBNF47093139
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction ; 1. Objective Imperatives ; 2. The categorical imperative ; 3. Duty,
virtue and feeling ; 4. The need for freedom ; 5. The case for freedom ; 6. The
strengths of Kant's position.
