Reason, Normativity and Law: New Essays in Kantian Philosophy. Ed. by Alice Pinheiro Walla and Mehmet Ruhi Demiray. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2020. 304 pages. ISBN 978-178683512-3.

Michael L Gregory

doi:10.1515/kant-2021-0009

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Article Reason, Normativity and Law: New Essays in Kantian Philosophy. Ed. by Alice Pinheiro Walla and Mehmet Ruhi Demiray. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2020. 304 pages. ISBN 978-178683512-3. was published on September 1, 2021 in the journal Kant-Studien (volume 112, issue 3).

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In an attempt to specify a general theory of normativity in Kant, one of the most difficult questions concerns the particular normativity of
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Normativity and Law: New Essays in Kantian Philosophy. Newhouse aims to answer Marcus Willaschek’s well-known insistence that juridical laws cannot be categorical imperatives, creating a paradox between normative obligations and rights. Willaschek’s own solution to the paradox is that we can find normatively binding ethical reasons, outside of the juridical command, to obey the law for its own sake.

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