The Sole Fact of Pure Reason: Kant’s Quasi-Ontological Argument for the Categorical Imperative

Deryck Beyleveld; Marcus Düwell

Published by De Gruyter 2020

The Sole Fact of Pure Reason

Kant’s Quasi-Ontological Argument for the Categorical Imperative

Deryck Beyleveld and Marcus Düwell

Volume 210 in the series Kantstudien-Ergänzungshefte

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110691344

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About this book

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of Kant’s justification of the categorical imperative. The book contests the standard interpretation of Kant’s views by arguing that he never abandoned his view about this as expressed in his Groundwork. It is distinctive in the way in which it places Kant’s argument in the context of his transcendental philosophy as a whole, which is essential to understand it as an argument from within human agential self-understanding. The book reviews that existing literature, then presents a logical construction of Kant’s argument, which it defends by examining what Kant has to say about synthetic a priori practical propositions in the context of his transcendental philosophy as a whole, and by a detailed examination of how he presents his argument in the Second Critique and the Groundwork. Particular attention is given to the views of two scholars who share many of the views expressed in this book: Klaus Steigleder and Michael Wolff. Special attention is also given to the views of Owen Ware, who, while sharing many of our arguments has a very different overall view. The concluding chapter provides a statement about the validity of Kant’s argument.

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Deryck Beyleveld, Durham Law School, UK, and Marcus Düwell, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Chapter One. Introduction – Setting the Scene Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter Two. Kant’s Argument for the Categorical Imperative Constructed Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
Chapter Three. A Priori Synthetic Practical Propositions as Strict Requirements of Human Agential Self-Understanding Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Chapter Four. Kant’s Justification in the Context of His Critical Philosophy as a Whole Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
Chapter Five. The Moral Law as the Sole Fact of Pure Reason in CPrR Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
Chapter Six. The Moral Law as the Sole Fact of Pure Reason in GMM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Chapter Seven. Klaus Steigleder and Michael Wolff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Chapter Eight. Owen Ware Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Chapter Nine. How Valid is Kant’s Argument? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, institutes, libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 7
- Main content: 230
Keywords: Kant; Immanuel; categorical imperative; fact of pure reason; agential self-understanding

eBook

Published: October 26, 2020
ISBN: 9783110691344

Hardcover

Published: October 26, 2020
ISBN: 9783110691252

Paperback

Published: July 18, 2022
ISBN: 9783110996791