The illusory fabric of Kant's true morality

Journal of Value Inquiry

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 383-399

  Cicovacki, Predrag ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

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EID: 0141678968     PISSN: 00225363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016168923128     Document Type: Review

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8. See Albert Schweitzer, The Philosophy of Civilization, trans. C.T. Campion (Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1987); Carl Gustav Jung, The Undiscovered Self, trans. R.F.C. Hull (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1990); Erich Neumann, Depth Psychology and a New Ethic, trans. E. Rolfe (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969); Nicholas Berdyaev, The Destiny of Man, trans. N. Duddington (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960); and Erich Fromm, Man for Himself: An inquiry into the Psychology of Ethics (New York: A Fawcett Premier Book, 1947).
9. See Albert Schweitzer, The Philosophy of Civilization, trans. C.T. Campion (Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1987); Carl Gustav Jung, The Undiscovered Self, trans. R.F.C. Hull (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1990); Erich Neumann, Depth Psychology and a New Ethic, trans. E. Rolfe (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969); Nicholas Berdyaev, The Destiny of Man, trans. N. Duddington (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960); and Erich Fromm, Man for Himself: An inquiry into the Psychology of Ethics (New York: A Fawcett Premier Book, 1947).
10. Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, p. 49; Ak 4: 393.
11. Ibid., p. 66; Ak 4: 412. Cf. Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, A542/B570 ff.
12. Ibid., p. 66; Ak 4: 412. Cf. Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, A542/B570 ff.
13. Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, p. 73; Ak 4: 421.
14. Ibid., p. 80; Ak 4: 429.
15. Ibid., p. 84; Ak 4: 434.
16. See Erich Fromm, You Shall Be As Gods: A Radical Interpretation of Old Testament and Its Tradition (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966), pp. 55-56, and Schweitzer, op. cit.
17. See Erich Fromm, You Shall Be As Gods: A Radical Interpretation of Old Testament and Its Tradition (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966), pp. 55-56, and Schweitzer, op. cit.
18. Martin Buber et al., in P.A. Schilpp, ed., Philosophy of Martin Buber (La Salle, Ill.: Open Court, 1963), p. 724.
19. Kant, "On a Supposed Right to Lie for Philanthropy," Practical Philosophy, p. 613; Ak 8: 427. See also H.J. Paton, "An Alleged Right to Lie: A Problem in Kantian Ethics," Kant-Studien 45 (1953-1954), reprinted in Ruth F. Chadwick, ed., Immanuel Kant: Critical Assessments, vol. I (New York: Routledge, 1992), pp. 210-225, and Kant, The Metaphysics of Morals, in Practical Philosophy, pp. 378-379; Ak 6: 224.
20. Kant, "On a Supposed Right to Lie for Philanthropy," Practical Philosophy, p. 613; Ak 8: 427. See also H.J. Paton, "An Alleged Right to Lie: A Problem in Kantian Ethics," Kant-Studien 45 (1953-1954), reprinted in Ruth F. Chadwick, ed., Immanuel Kant: Critical Assessments, vol. I (New York: Routledge, 1992), pp. 210-225, and Kant, The Metaphysics of Morals, in Practical Philosophy, pp. 378-379; Ak 6: 224.
21. Kant, "On a Supposed Right to Lie for Philanthropy," Practical Philosophy, p. 613; Ak 8: 427. See also H.J. Paton, "An Alleged Right to Lie: A Problem in Kantian Ethics," Kant-Studien 45 (1953-1954), reprinted in Ruth F. Chadwick, ed., Immanuel Kant: Critical Assessments, vol. I (New York: Routledge, 1992), pp. 210-225, and Kant, The Metaphysics of Morals, in Practical Philosophy, pp. 378-379; Ak 6: 224.
22. Kant, "On a Supposed Right to Lie for Philanthropy," Practical Philosophy, p. 613; Ak 8: 427. See also H.J. Paton, "An Alleged Right to Lie: A Problem in Kantian Ethics," Kant-Studien 45 (1953-1954), reprinted in Ruth F. Chadwick, ed., Immanuel Kant: Critical Assessments, vol. I (New York: Routledge, 1992), pp. 210-225, and Kant, The Metaphysics of Morals, in Practical Philosophy, pp. 378-379; Ak 6: 224.
23. Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, p. 58; Ak 4: 404. See also Christine Korsgaard, "The Right to Lie: Kant on Dealing with Evil," Philosophy and Public Affairs 15 (1986), and Susan Neiman, The Unity of Reason: Rereading Kant (New York: Oxford University Press, 1994), pp. 122-125.
24. Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, p. 58; Ak 4: 404. See also Christine Korsgaard, "The Right to Lie: Kant on Dealing with Evil," Philosophy and Public Affairs 15 (1986), and Susan Neiman, The Unity of Reason: Rereading Kant (New York: Oxford University Press, 1994), pp. 122-125.
25. Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, p. 58; Ak 4: 404. See also Christine Korsgaard, "The Right to Lie: Kant on Dealing with Evil," Philosophy and Public Affairs 15 (1986), and Susan Neiman, The Unity of Reason: Rereading Kant (New York: Oxford University Press, 1994), pp. 122-125.
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27. See Paton, op. cit., and Korsgaard, op. cit. See also Sissela Bok, Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life (New York: Vintage Books, 1978).
28. See Paton, op. cit., and Korsgaard, op. cit. See also Sissela Bok, Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life (New York: Vintage Books, 1978).
29. See Neiman, op. cit., pp. 105 ff., and Dorothy Emmet, The Role of Unrealisable: A Study of Regulative Ideas (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994), pp. 61-76.
30. See Neiman, op. cit., pp. 105 ff., and Dorothy Emmet, The Role of Unrealisable: A Study of Regulative Ideas (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994), pp. 61-76.
31. Lewis White Beck, The Actor and the Spectator (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1975), p. 129. See also Nicolai Hartmann, Ethics, trans. S. Coit (New York: MacMillan, 1932), vol. 3, pp. 192-196.
32. Lewis White Beck, The Actor and the Spectator (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1975), p. 129. See also Nicolai Hartmann, Ethics, trans. S. Coit (New York: MacMillan, 1932), vol. 3, pp. 192-196.
33. See Kant, Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason, in Immanuel Kant, Religion and Rational Theology, trans. and ed. Allen W. Wood and Giorgo di Giovanni (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996), pp. 103-106; Ak 6: 60-64.
34. See Ginette Paris, Pagan Meditations, trans. G. Moore (Dallas: Spring Publications, 1988), pp. 62-63.
35. See Martin Buber, I and Thou, trans. W. Kaufmann (New York: Scribner's Sons, 1970).
36. See Berdyaev; op. cit., pp. 84-102, esp. pp. 86-87.
37. C.G. Jung, Two Essays on Analytical Psychology, trans. R.F.C. Hull, in Collected Works (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1966), vol. 7, p. 289. See also E. Neumann, Depth Psychology and a New Ethnic and E. Fromm Man for Himself.
38. C.G. Jung, Two Essays on Analytical Psychology, trans. R.F.C. Hull, in Collected Works (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1966), vol. 7, p. 289. See also E. Neumann, Depth Psychology and a New Ethnic and E. Fromm Man for Himself.
39. C.G. Jung, Two Essays on Analytical Psychology, trans. R.F.C. Hull, in Collected Works (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1966), vol. 7, p. 289. See also E. Neumann, Depth Psychology and a New Ethnic and E. Fromm Man for Himself.
40. See Kant, Critique of Practical Reason, Book II, pp. 226-258; Ak 5: 107-148. See also Lewis White Beck A Commentary on Kant's Critique of Practical Reason (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1960), pp. 259-281.
41. See Kant, Critique of Practical Reason, Book II, pp. 226-258; Ak 5: 107-148. See also Lewis White Beck A Commentary on Kant's Critique of Practical Reason (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1960), pp. 259-281.
42. Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, A813/B841. See also Kant, Critique of Practical Reason, p. 231; Ak 5: 114.
43. Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, A813/B841. See also Kant, Critique of Practical Reason, p. 231; Ak 5: 114.
44. See G. Paris, op. cit., p. 80.
45. Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, p. 62; Ak 4: 407-408.
46. Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, A490/B518.
47. I am grateful to Nalin Ranasinghe and Robert Holmes for their comments on an earlier version of this paper.