“The Constant Companion of Virtue”: On the Dilemma and Political Implications of Kantian Honor

This article provides a reinterpretation of Kantian honor to resolve an ongoing debate concerning Kant's mixed attitude toward honor and to clarify the political implications of honor. Kant develops two distinct types of honor in his practical philosophy: natural honor as a human desire and eth...

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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-53502025-01-02T08:03:58Z “The Constant Companion of Virtue”: On the Dilemma and Political Implications of Kantian Honor LIU, Antong This article provides a reinterpretation of Kantian honor to resolve an ongoing debate concerning Kant's mixed attitude toward honor and to clarify the political implications of honor. Kant develops two distinct types of honor in his practical philosophy: natural honor as a human desire and ethical honor as a transcendental virtue. The conflict between these two types of honor can be resolved not in Kant's ethics but in his political theory, which tolerates nonmoral motivations owing to their positive impact on politics and which presumes an imperfect world where political authority has difficulties in properly punishing disrespect. As a viable motivation for citizens to fight disrespect in a principled way, a reformed Kantian honor that combines the normative content of ethical honor and the motivating power of natural honor into a single whole can be conducive to the politics of mutual respect. 2020-09-02T07:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4091 info:doi/10.1017/S0034670520000583 Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Ethics Honor Philosophy Political Science Reconciliation Ethics and Political Philosophy Political Science
institution Singapore Management University
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Singapore
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topic Ethics
Honor
Philosophy
Political Science
Reconciliation
Ethics and Political Philosophy
Political Science
spellingShingle Ethics
Honor
Philosophy
Political Science
Reconciliation
Ethics and Political Philosophy
Political Science
LIU, Antong
“The Constant Companion of Virtue”: On the Dilemma and Political Implications of Kantian Honor
description This article provides a reinterpretation of Kantian honor to resolve an ongoing debate concerning Kant's mixed attitude toward honor and to clarify the political implications of honor. Kant develops two distinct types of honor in his practical philosophy: natural honor as a human desire and ethical honor as a transcendental virtue. The conflict between these two types of honor can be resolved not in Kant's ethics but in his political theory, which tolerates nonmoral motivations owing to their positive impact on politics and which presumes an imperfect world where political authority has difficulties in properly punishing disrespect. As a viable motivation for citizens to fight disrespect in a principled way, a reformed Kantian honor that combines the normative content of ethical honor and the motivating power of natural honor into a single whole can be conducive to the politics of mutual respect.
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author LIU, Antong
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title “The Constant Companion of Virtue”: On the Dilemma and Political Implications of Kantian Honor
title_short “The Constant Companion of Virtue”: On the Dilemma and Political Implications of Kantian Honor
title_full “The Constant Companion of Virtue”: On the Dilemma and Political Implications of Kantian Honor
title_fullStr “The Constant Companion of Virtue”: On the Dilemma and Political Implications of Kantian Honor
title_full_unstemmed “The Constant Companion of Virtue”: On the Dilemma and Political Implications of Kantian Honor
title_sort “the constant companion of virtue”: on the dilemma and political implications of kantian honor
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2020
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4091
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