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With the contention that not even Kant’s “natural teleology” in history is inconsistent with the key elements of his “ethical formalismm” the general argument of this essay is completed. But in this final chapter I want to consider two issues which have arisen several times and which, suitably construed, constitute fundamental objections to Kant’s practical philosophy as a whole. The first issue is the relationship between happiness and morality, and the second concerns the conditions of a law-morality. Appropriate to the overall theme of this essay, the first issue pertains to ends, and the second to principles — or, more precisely, to principles conceived as laws.
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Atwell, J.E. (1986). Happiness and law-morality. In: Ends and Principles in Kant’s Moral Thought. Nijhoff International Philosophy Series, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4345-2_9
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