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Kantian dilemmas? Moral conflict in Kant’s ethical theory
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dc.contributor.author | Timmermann, Jens | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-19T10:01:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-09-19T10:01:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-03-20 | |
dc.identifier | 33131291 | |
dc.identifier | 818ccc88-4592-4d1d-8d77-765a1df52ab3 | |
dc.identifier | 000316359600002 | |
dc.identifier | 84879366506 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 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 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0003-9101 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0003-4155-3288/work/69463310 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/5454 | |
dc.description.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. | |
dc.format.extent | 29 | |
dc.format.extent | 1779770 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie | en |
dc.subject | B Philosophy (General) | en |
dc.subject.lcc | B1 | en |
dc.title | Kantian dilemmas? Moral conflict in Kant’s ethical theory | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Philosophy | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Global Law and Governance | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1515/agph-2013-0002 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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