The Kantian Principle of Treating Humanity as an End

The Kantian Principle of Treating Humanity as an End

<p> This paper emphasizes the central role of the Formula of Humanity in Kantian ethics. It focuses mostly on Kant&rsquo;s <i>Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals</i>, with hypotheses being tested on Kant&rsquo;s <i> Metaphysics of Morals</i> as well. It star...

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Main Author: Mezini, Erjus
Language:EN
Published: State University of New York at Albany 2018
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Philosophy
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spelling ndltd-PROQUEST-oai-pqdtoai.proquest.com-108131952018-05-24T16:08:39Z The Kantian Principle of Treating Humanity as an End Mezini, Erjus Philosophy <p> This paper emphasizes the central role of the Formula of Humanity in Kantian ethics. It focuses mostly on Kant&rsquo;s <i>Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals</i>, with hypotheses being tested on Kant&rsquo;s <i> Metaphysics of Morals</i> as well. It starts with an analysis of the argument Kant offers for the Formula of Humanity in <i>Groundwork II </i>, explicating the meaning of this formula and its distinction from the Formula of the Universal Law. It further develops on comparing all the formulations of the categorical imperative, and it argues that not all formulations are equivalent. It concludes that the categorical imperative is exhausted by the Formula of Humanity, insofar as the latter generates all Kantian duties.</p><p> State University of New York at Albany 2018-05-19 00:00:00.0 thesis http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10813195 EN
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The Kantian Principle of Treating Humanity as an End
description <p> This paper emphasizes the central role of the Formula of Humanity in Kantian ethics. It focuses mostly on Kant&rsquo;s <i>Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals</i>, with hypotheses being tested on Kant&rsquo;s <i> Metaphysics of Morals</i> as well. It starts with an analysis of the argument Kant offers for the Formula of Humanity in <i>Groundwork II </i>, explicating the meaning of this formula and its distinction from the Formula of the Universal Law. It further develops on comparing all the formulations of the categorical imperative, and it argues that not all formulations are equivalent. It concludes that the categorical imperative is exhausted by the Formula of Humanity, insofar as the latter generates all Kantian duties.</p><p>
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