Kant’s Two Models of Human Actions
Kenneth R. Westphal, “Kant’s Two Models of Human Actions,” Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia 75, no. 1 (2019): 17–32, https://doi.org/10.17990/RPF/2019_75_1_0017.
Kenneth R. Westphal, “Kant’s Two Models of Human Actions,” Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia 75, no. 1 (2019): 17–32, https://doi.org/10.17990/RPF/2019_75_1_0017.
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Kenneth R. Westphal |
Rights | © 2019 Aletheia - Associação Científica e Cultural | © 2019 Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia |
Volume | 75 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 17-32 |
Publication | Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia |
ISSN | 0870-5283 |
Date | 2019 |
DOI | 10.17990/RPF/2019_75_1_0017 |
Language | English |
Abstract | Despite extensive examination of Kant’s Transcendental Idealist account of (purported) freedom of action, an important question has been neglected about why and how Kant can use two distinct models of human action when considering any particular human act. The present paper examines and answers this question, revealing neglected yet important points about Kant’s account of action and its understanding and assessment. |
Date Added | 24/04/2019, 19:27:31 |
Modified | 24/04/2019, 19:32:21 |
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