Moral Education and Transcendental Idealism

Saunders, Joe; Sticker, Martin

doi:10.1515/agph-2020-1010

Moral Education and Transcendental Idealism

Saunders, Joe; Sticker, Martin

Authors

Dr Joe Saunders joe.saunders@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Martin Sticker

Abstract

In this paper, we draw attention to several important tensions between Kant’s account of moral education and his commitment to transcendental idealism. Our main claim is that, in locating freedom outside of space and time, transcendental idealism makes it difficult for Kant to both provide an explanation of how moral education occurs, but also to confirm that his own account actually works. Having laid out these problems, we then offer a response on Kant’s behalf. We argue that, while it might look like Kant has to abandon his commitment to either moral education or transcendental idealism, there is a way in which he can maintain both.

Citation

Saunders, J., & Sticker, M. (2020). Moral Education and Transcendental Idealism. Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie, 102(4), 646-673. https://doi.org/10.1515/agph-2020-1010

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Oct 30, 2018
Online Publication Date	May 1, 2020
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2020
Deposit Date	May 14, 2020
Publicly Available Date	May 1, 2021
Journal	Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie
Print ISSN	0003-9101
Electronic ISSN	1613-0650
Publisher	De Gruyter
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	102
Issue	4
Pages	646-673
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1515/agph-2020-1010