Respect and Receptivity to Concepts of Duty:A View on the Development of Kant's Theory of Moral Feeling
The theory of respect is generally regarded as the transcendental aesthetic of Kant's moral theory,and an account of mind's receptivity to concepts of duty is taken as the aesthetic part of Kant's doctrine of virtue.The possible connection of both obviously bears on the relationship between Kant's moral theory during 1780s and his theory of virtue in the 1790s,as well as the integrity and internal coherence of Kant's moral psychology.Through a genetic interpretation of Kant's concepts of moral receptivity,this paper seeks to connect Kant's theory of respect and his theory of moral receptivity,and thus outlines the complete face of Kant's theory of moral feeling,and its variations in the critical period.At the same time,the dynamic interpretation of Kant's theory of moral receptivity allows us to better respond to exegetical difficulties involved in his account of moral receptivity in the Metaphysics of Morals,and also sheds a new light on Kant's account of the respect for moral law.
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