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SUMMARY:Kant on Human Moral Agency and Authenticity
DESCRIPTION:\nKant’s attempt to prove the validity of morality for human
agents from merely theoretical premises in the last section of the Grou
ndwork (1785) is generally considered a “spectacular trainwreck” in the
literature. The common view is that Kant’s “deduction” suffers from a ci
rcular reasoning: his claim that moral considerations ought to always ta
ke precedence over non-moral (or prudential) considerations presupposes
a prior commitment to morality.\n\nI argue that Kant might have a path o
ut of the “circle”. The key to that path is what I call the “authenticit
y thesis”. Accordingly\, i) one can best identify with moral motivationa
l grounds as belonging to their most authentic self\; ii) any rational b
eing\, who is capable of a conception of self\, would be existentially o
riented toward placing higher importance or value on more authentic ways
of being than less authentic ones\, regardless of whether they act on t
his recognition.\n\n \;\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.e
du/event/kant-on-human-moral-agency-and-authenticity/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Kant’s attempt
to prove the validity of morality for human agents from merely theoretic
al premises in the last section of the Groundwork (1785) is gen
erally considered a “spectacular trainwreck” in the literature. The comm
on view is that Kant’s “deduction” suffers from a circular reasoning: hi
s claim that moral considerations ought to always take precedence over n
on-moral (or prudential) considerations presupposes a prior commitment t
o morality.
I argue that Kant might have a path out of the “circle
”. The key to that path is what I call the “authenticity thesis”. Accord
ingly, i) one can best identify with moral motivational grounds as belon
ging to their most authentic self; ii) any rational being, who is capabl
e of a conception of self, would be existentially oriented toward placin
g higher importance or value on more authentic ways of being than less a
uthentic ones, regardless of whether they act on this recognition.
For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu
/event/kant-on-human-moral-agency-and-authenticity/
LOCATION:124 Sparks Building
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