Kantians Make Bad Friends; Suspending Moral Responsibility in Relationships

Аннотация

In this essay, I will briefly examine the Kantian ethical tradition as inherited by Christine Korsgaard. I argue that the Kantian is committed to a morally impractical conclusion: that she must hold others morally responsible without exception.   I explain the concept of   moral responsibility in the Kantian and consequentialist frameworks, and then illustrate why   the Kantian’s is an impractical imperative through an examination of its interpersonal effects.     I end by suggesting that a consequentialist view offers a more robust framework for moral responsibility.