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The paper aims to clarify misconceptions regarding Kant's metaethical views and their distinctions from rationalism.

The Will and the Good

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This analysis argues that Kant's metaethical stance reflects a unique form of constitutivism, suggesting a new understanding of his moral philosophy.

The paper aims to clarify misconceptions regarding Kant's metaethical views and their distinctions from rationalism.
Critically analyzes existing interpretations of Kant's metaethical position.
Identifies key differences between constructivist and realist readings of Kant.
Explores the implications of two forms of constitutivism for understanding Kant's view of the relationship between will and good.
Constructivists and realists misinterpret Kant's conception of moral value.
Kant's position is characterized by autonomist constitutivism rather than heteronomism.
A clear distinction is made between the good as defined by the internal standard of the will.

T. A. Pendlebury (2026) studied this question.

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This analysis argues that Kant's metaethical stance reflects a unique form of constitutivism, suggesting a new understanding of his moral philosophy.