Keywords
Morality. Autonomy. Practical reason.
How to Cite
NELSON, Michael. On the practical irrational of immorality. Manuscrito: International Journal of Philosophy, Campinas, SP, v. 41, n. 4, p. 389–429, 2018. Disponível em: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/manuscrito/article/view/8654150. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.
Abstract
I argue that the Formula of Humanity, the principle that we should always treat the humanity of a person as an end in itself and never as a mere means, is a principle of pure practical reason. Insofar as that principle is also the fundamental grounds of morality, it follows, then, that all autonomous rational agents are committed to morality.References
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