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God and Kant’s Suicide Maxim

von Carlo ALVARO (Autor:in)
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Zusammenfassung

Kant’s argument against suicide is widely dismissed by scholars and often avoided by teachers because it is deemed inconsistent with Kant’s moral philosophy. This paper attempts to show a way to make sense of Kant’s injunction against suicide that is consistent with his moral system. One of the strategies adopted in order to accomplish my goal is a de-secularization of Kant’s ethics. I argue that all actions of self-killing (or suicide) are morally impermissible because they are inconsistent with God’s established nature and order. It is argued that

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Seiten
27
DOI
10.3726/CUL022021.0002
Open Access
CC-BY
Schlagworte
Kant Suicide Maxim Lying Promise God’s Existence

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Carlo ALVARO (Autor:in)

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Titel: God and Kant’s Suicide Maxim