Marriage, Sex and Love in Kant's Scales of Ethics

The type and program of Kant's monetary philosophy in ethics is prescient and pre-empirical (or metaphysical) principles of ethics. With this goal in the foundation of metaphysics, ethics, moral value, absolutely, only the decent will is the good field; An intention that is determined by the mo...

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Main Author: Mehdi akhavan
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Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2023-06-01
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description The type and program of Kant's monetary philosophy in ethics is prescient and pre-empirical (or metaphysical) principles of ethics. With this goal in the foundation of metaphysics, ethics, moral value, absolutely, only the decent will is the good field; An intention that is determined by the moral law, absolute, rational and simple, and the motive of action is duty and not something else, including a feeling of compassion and a desire to achieve the result and obedience to God's orders. Kant presents various formulas for the moral law (universal law, universal law of nature, humanity, self-reflection and kingdom of ends). In Post-Criticism II, Kant relates the completion of abstraction to integration problems. One of the problems that Kant deals with is speed, relationships, and sexual intercourse, which can only be fulfilled legally in the form of marriage. In addition, marriage is not based on friendship or love, but based on sexual intercourse and agreement between a man and a woman for the exchange of sexual organs. This image of marriage and sexual relations raises various issues in Kant's field of ethics; including that opposition to individuality in the interaction between people, how is it gathered in the fulfillment of sex and marriage? Does Kant's formula of humanity make an exception in this case or does it somehow justify marriage in the same formula? Prohibition of ownership of a person's body, how can it be collected by marriage, which is the transfer of this ownership? The commentators of Kant answer these questions with the points that I will discuss in this article. Kant, along with theorists of physical law in ethics (such as Thomas Aquinas), believes that sexual intercourse with a married person is obviously devoid of any virtue, unless it is done with the motive of reproduction. Kant's opposition to certain sexual relations and/or sexual movements (such as masturbation, sexual relations with animals and homosexuals) can be understood in this context. Finally, in this article, the place of love in Kant's ethics is discussed and the question is whether we have a duty to love others.
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spelling doaj.art-0892e58e19dd4ad0a1e3a148f3a53a2a2023-12-18T10:48:31ZfasAllameh Tabataba'i University Pressحکمت و فلسفه1735-32382476-60382023-06-01197412210.22054/wph.2023.73965.215816301Marriage, Sex and Love in Kant's Scales of EthicsMehdi akhavan0Associate Professor of Philosophy at Allameh Tabatabai UniversityphilosophyThe type and program of Kant's monetary philosophy in ethics is prescient and pre-empirical (or metaphysical) principles of ethics. With this goal in the foundation of metaphysics, ethics, moral value, absolutely, only the decent will is the good field; An intention that is determined by the moral law, absolute, rational and simple, and the motive of action is duty and not something else, including a feeling of compassion and a desire to achieve the result and obedience to God's orders. Kant presents various formulas for the moral law (universal law, universal law of nature, humanity, self-reflection and kingdom of ends). In Post-Criticism II, Kant relates the completion of abstraction to integration problems. One of the problems that Kant deals with is speed, relationships, and sexual intercourse, which can only be fulfilled legally in the form of marriage. In addition, marriage is not based on friendship or love, but based on sexual intercourse and agreement between a man and a woman for the exchange of sexual organs. This image of marriage and sexual relations raises various issues in Kant's field of ethics; including that opposition to individuality in the interaction between people, how is it gathered in the fulfillment of sex and marriage? Does Kant's formula of humanity make an exception in this case or does it somehow justify marriage in the same formula? Prohibition of ownership of a person's body, how can it be collected by marriage, which is the transfer of this ownership? The commentators of Kant answer these questions with the points that I will discuss in this article. Kant, along with theorists of physical law in ethics (such as Thomas Aquinas), believes that sexual intercourse with a married person is obviously devoid of any virtue, unless it is done with the motive of reproduction. Kant's opposition to certain sexual relations and/or sexual movements (such as masturbation, sexual relations with animals and homosexuals) can be understood in this context. Finally, in this article, the place of love in Kant's ethics is discussed and the question is whether we have a duty to love others.https://wph.atu.ac.ir/article_16301_9aa9e36e6d12fffb426262cd87340f34.pdfkant's ethicssexual desiresexual relationshipmarriageformula of humanitygood willobjectification
spellingShingle Mehdi akhavan
Marriage, Sex and Love in Kant's Scales of Ethics
حکمت و فلسفه
kant's ethics
sexual desire
sexual relationship
marriage
formula of humanity
good will
objectification
title Marriage, Sex and Love in Kant's Scales of Ethics
title_full Marriage, Sex and Love in Kant's Scales of Ethics
title_fullStr Marriage, Sex and Love in Kant's Scales of Ethics
title_full_unstemmed Marriage, Sex and Love in Kant's Scales of Ethics
title_short Marriage, Sex and Love in Kant's Scales of Ethics
title_sort marriage sex and love in kant s scales of ethics
topic kant's ethics
sexual desire
sexual relationship
marriage
formula of humanity
good will
objectification
url https://wph.atu.ac.ir/article_16301_9aa9e36e6d12fffb426262cd87340f34.pdf
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