Kant, the Karamazovs, and Hitler’s Pawn: A Kantian Approach to Vicarious Responsibility
https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2024-9-4-99-109
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Abstract
The article presents a reading of Kant’s ethics according to which (i) Kant not only affirms an responsibility for the consequences, but also responsibility for the consequences of others’ actions; (ii) this affirmation is consistent with very parts of Kant’s ethical doctrine that usually are cited as evidence against ascribing such a view to him; and (iii) these view can be given a plausible defense from within Kant’s ethical.
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S. Kahn
Responsibility Indiana University– Purdue University Indianapolis
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United States
Indianapolis
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Kahn S. Kant, the Karamazovs, and Hitler’s Pawn: A Kantian Approach to Vicarious Responsibility. Omsk Scientific Bulletin. Series Society. History. Modernity. 2024;9(4):99-109. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2024-9-4-99-109. EDN: PRGFWO
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