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Kantian dilemmas? Moral conflict in Kant’s ethical theory

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20/03/2013
Author
Timmermann, Jens
Keywords
B Philosophy (General)
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Abstract
This paper explores the possibility of moral conflict in Kant’s ethics. An analysis of the only explicit discussion of the topic in his published writings confirms that there is no room for genuine moral dilemmas. Conflict is limited to nonconclusive ‘grounds’ of obligation. They arise only in the sphere of ethical duty and, though defeasible, ought to be construed as the result of valid arguments an agent correctly judges to apply in the situation at hand. While it is difficult to determine in theory what makes some of them stronger than others, these ‘grounds’ can account for practical residue in conflict cases and for a plausible form of agent regret. The principle that ‘ought implies can’ survives intact.
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Timmermann , J 2013 , ' Kantian dilemmas? Moral conflict in Kant’s ethical theory ' , Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie , vol. 95 , no. 1 , pp. 36-64 . https://doi.org/10.1515/agph-2013-0002
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Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie
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Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/agph-2013-0002
ISSN
0003-9101
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2011–2014 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH. The final publication is available at www.degruyter.com
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/5454

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