Open AccessHONRA E HONESTIDADE NA METAFÍSICA DOS COSTUMES
Author(s) -
Alessandro Pinzani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
estudos kantianos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2318-0501
DOI - 10.36311/2318-0501.2017.v5n1.09.p107
Subject(s) - philosophy , doctrine , dignity , honour , metaphysics , interpretation (philosophy) , virtue , german , epistemology , honesty , order (exchange) , logos bible software , law , theology , political science , linguistics , finance , economics
This paper discusses some central notions of Kant’s Metaphysics of Morals. It claims that – although they are innate – dignity, external freedom and life are not something that ought to be granted unconditionally to individuals; rather individuals themselves should prove that they deserve to keep them, by acting in such a way that allows them to maintain their innate honesty and honour. In order to defend this interpretation, the paper analyses especially the connection between these two last concepts (in German: Ehre and Ehrbarkeit) both in the Doctrine of Law and in the Doctrine of Virtue.