When discussing morality and how to objectively distinguish
good and evil Kant says,
“But such a completely isolated
metaphysics of morals, mixed with no anthropology, no theology, no physics or
hyperphysics, still less with occult qualities (which one hypophysical), is not
just an indispensable substrate of all theoretical securely determined
cognition of duties, but at the same time a desideratum of the highest
importance for the actual execution of its prescriptions” (Kant, 4:411).
I believe Kant continues to say that it these types of thinking
can lead to wavering of motivation and a chance to do good but also the ability
to do evil. While I am asking for clarification on his views, I am ultimately wondering
is if it is even possible to have a scenario where a person would not possess any
epistemic knowledge, of any type that he mentions? And then what implications
said knowledge would have?
Assuming then always carry some of that mental baggage would
Kant believe that we are even capable of true moral decision making at all.
From the rest of his book I’d also assume yes. I was just hoping for some further clarification as well as to see if anyone else sees a potential discontinuity.
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