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

by Marcus Duwell, Deryck Beyleveld, Marcus Dwell

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110996790
• ISBN13: 9783110996791
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"