Deriving Morality from Politics: Rethinking the Formula of Humanity

Japa Pallikkathayil

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Kantian Philosophy and Modern Interpretations Philosophical Ethics and Theory Political Philosophy and Ethics

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Kant's Formula of Humanity famously forbids treating others merely as a means. It is unclear, however, what exactly treating someone merely as a means comes to. This essay argues against an interpretation of this idea advanced by Christine Korsgaard and Onora O'Neill. The essay then develops a new interpretation that suggests an important connection between the Formula of Humanity and Kant's political philosophy: the content of many of our moral duties depends on the results of political philosophy and, indeed, on the results of actual political decision making.

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1993The Reasons We Can Share: An Attack on the Distinction Between Agent-Relative and Agent-Neutral Values 1999Kant's Ethical Thought 2001Lectures on the History of Moral Philosophy 1972Paternalism

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