Reviews for Kant's Platonic revolution in moral and political philosophy

The average rating for Kant's Platonic revolution in moral and political philosophy based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-06-27 00:00:00 Reinaldo Rodriguez Guyer's approach is pretty solid: he tries to show that Kant's argument in the Groundwork is connected with some of Kant's earlier writings on morality, where freedom plays a central role. The account of the preface and §1 are clear and helpful, and he puts the Groundwork in the context of Kant's larger project, but Guyer's account of §2 doesn't really make it much clearer how all the different formulations of the categorical imperative are supposed to be different formulations of the very same law. He has a useful section on how all of the different duties are supposed to be derived from the categorical imperative.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-03-07 00:00:00 Mearl Cooper This was a very dry read. It has some good information in it, but it is better served as a reference than a book to read for historical enjoyment. The author doesn't understand the concept of "show, don't tell" when discussing the popularity of fascism in the U.S. He never gives many good examples to convey his points, and the lack of flow to his writing took me out of what is a fascinating subject.