
Publication details
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Place: Basingstoke
Year: 1999
Pages: 101-115
ISBN (Hardback): 9781349273638
Full citation:
, "John Cheever's the Swimmer and the abstract standpoint of Kantian moral philosophy", in: The ethics in literature, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 1999


John Cheever's the Swimmer and the abstract standpoint of Kantian moral philosophy
pp. 101-115
in: Andrew Hadfield, Dominic Rainsford, Tim Woods (eds), The ethics in literature, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 1999Abstract
In Kantian philosophy, morality demands that individuals be treated as deserving significant and equal respect. People should be seen as ends of moral behaviour, and not just as means to independently desirable outcomes. Morality is grounded on the categorical imperative, that "I should never act except in such a way that I can also will that my maxim should become a universal law". In other words, one may be subject to contradictory desires or interests, but these cannot be supported by reason.
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Publication details
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Place: Basingstoke
Year: 1999
Pages: 101-115
ISBN (Hardback): 9781349273638
Full citation:
, "John Cheever's the Swimmer and the abstract standpoint of Kantian moral philosophy", in: The ethics in literature, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 1999