Kant on welfare: five unsuccessful defences

Davies, Luke J. ORCID: 0000-0002-7730-0023 (2020) Kant on welfare: five unsuccessful defences. Kantian Review, 25 (1). pp. 1-25. ISSN 1369-4154

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Abstract

This article discusses five attempts at justifying the provision of welfare on Kantian grounds. I argue that none of the five proposals is satisfactory. Each faces a serious challenge on textual or systematic grounds. The conclusion to draw from this is not that a Kantian cannot defend the provision of welfare. Rather, the conclusion to draw is that the task of defending the provision of welfare on Kantian grounds is a difficult one whose success we should not take for granted.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/kantian-re...
Additional Information:	© Kantian Review, 2020
Divisions:	Government
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
Date Deposited:	19 Feb 2020 12:30
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2025 02:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/103490

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