Who inhabits human dignity? The kantian grounding
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Categorical imperative, End in itself, Human dignity, Rational nature, Autonomy of the will.Abstract
This paper examines Kant’s concept of human dignity based on the Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals (1785), in particular, the role of the autonomy of the will in grounding dignity. The starting point of such examination is the transcendental freedom of the Critique of pure reason (1787 edition), followed by the analysis of some elements of Kant’s moral theory, especially the categorical imperative, in two of its formulations, and the concept of human dignity. The relationship between dignity, rationality and autonomy (as self-legislation, in accordance with Kantian morality) constitutes the purpose of the paper, to be concluded with brief comments on some difficulties arising from that relationship.
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