THE KANTIAN CONSEQUENTIALISM OF DAVID CUMMISKEY IN THE FORMULA OF UNIVERSAL LAW

an analysis of the epistemological differences between consequentialist ethics and Kantian ethics

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https://doi.org/10.26512/pl.v9i18.30539

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Kant. Consequentialism. Ethics. Cummiskey.

Abstract

This article aims to reproduce David Cummiskey’s first argument in Kantian Consequentialism, and then make a critical evaluation of it. This evaluation is made through two objections which resort to Kantian epistemology: the first objection demonstrates that the imperative provided by Cummiskey appeals to the empiric; the second explains the condition present in the presupposition of that imperative. This second objection bifurcates into two arguments: the first is against moral intuitions, and the second is a hypothetical counterexample. In this sense, examples and thought experiments are used throughout the text as complementary arguments. It follows that the attempt of a Kantian consequentialism is in fundamental opposition to its epistemology and, thus, must be rejected.

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Tales Yamamoto, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Graduando de Filosofia na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Pesquisador Pibic em ética ambiental, sob orientação da Prof. Dra. Milene Consenso Tonetto. Integrante do Núcleo de Ética Prática do Departamento de Filosofia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

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2020-08-31

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Yamamoto, T. (2020). THE KANTIAN CONSEQUENTIALISM OF DAVID CUMMISKEY IN THE FORMULA OF UNIVERSAL LAW: an analysis of the epistemological differences between consequentialist ethics and Kantian ethics. PÓLEMOS – Revista De Estudantes De Filosofia Da Universidade De Brasília, 9(18), 125–151. https://doi.org/10.26512/pl.v9i18.30539

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