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Elements of Wolff and Crusius in Kant's Concept of Self-Legislation

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The concept of self-legislation or autonomy is one of the outstanding innovations of Kant’s ethics. Nevertheless, it should not be ignored that it also builds on previous positions. Even if Kant in the Groundwork classifies all other moral principles as heteronomous, it is important to recognize that Kant incorporates elements of Wolff’s theory of self-legislation and Crusius’ theory of obligation into his theory of autonomy. In this essay, I present the relevant themes in Wolff and Crusius and discuss how they were taken up by Kant in the mid-1780s.

Source: Lexicon Philosophicum: International Journal for the History of Texts and Ideas

DOI: 10.19283/lph2024.905

Author: Achim Vesper

Language: English

Topic: Kantian Philosophy and Modern Interpretations

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W6944720399

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