May 2026
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Thinking for Oneself and Obeying the Commands of Duty: Resolving an Apparent Tension in Kantian Ethics
cats: Moral Philosophy, Normative Ethics
Kant’s moral philosophy appears to generate a tension between two central commitments: the demand that individuals “think for themselves” and act according to their own principles, and the requirement that they act in accordance with moral duties. This paper examines whether this tension constitutes a genuine contradiction. First, it identifies...