On the moral status of women in Kant: a reading from the moral character

Authors

  • Luis Moises López-Flores Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Estado de México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33064/34euph7532

Abstract

Is Kant a sexist? The contemporary discussion on Kantian sexism spans all areas of the corpus, from epistemology, metaphysics, aesthetics, and ethics to political philosophy. In this research, I will focus on the ethical and political discussion, particularly on the moral status of women. I will argue that even in the most charitable reading of Kant, the moral status of women is inferior to that of men. To develop the previous point, I will use the concept of character as a guiding thread. This concept has two advantages. On the one hand, it condenses certain moral concerns, such as the relationship between sensibility and reason. On the other hand, and in relation to the previous point, moral character is expressed differently in the feminine character and the masculine character. In the former, feeling is expressed, while in the latter, rationality is expressed. Given the primacy of rationality over feeling, the male moral character has certain advantages over the female one.

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Published

2024-12-30

How to Cite

López-Flores, L. M. (2024). On the moral status of women in Kant: a reading from the moral character. Euphyía, 18(34), 110–140. https://doi.org/10.33064/34euph7532