Kant on manipulation and personal autonomy
| dc.contributor.author | Reshenin, Semen | |
| dc.contributor.other | Tartu Ülikool. Filosoofiateaduskond | et |
| dc.contributor.other | Tartu Ülikool. Filosoofia osakond | et |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-06T12:40:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-06T12:40:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In my thesis, I argue (1) that Kant’s pragmatical anthropology and empirical psychology can provide us with an explanation why people are susceptible to manipulation. I show that people’s susceptibility to manipulation can be explained by some defects in cognition and volition, namely prejudices, passions and affects. From a Kantian perspective, the manipulative techniques are efficient because they are essentially interwoven with the underlying principles of social order. I also argue (2) that Kant’s maxims of common understanding can help us to partially protect ourselves from the deteriorating effects of manipulation by establishing personal autonomy. I show that the adoption of the maxims of common understanding involves a very sophisticated thought experiment which helps us fight with prejudices and calm our affects and passions. My project can be summed up as the reconstruction of Kant’s theory of manipulation. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10062/56522 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | et |
| dc.publisher | Tartu Ülikool | et |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | * |
| dc.rights | openAccess | et |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
| dc.subject | manipulation | en |
| dc.subject | empirical psychology | en |
| dc.subject | anthropology | en |
| dc.subject | Immanuel Kant | et |
| dc.subject.other | magistritööd | et |
| dc.title | Kant on manipulation and personal autonomy | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
Files
Original bundle
1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
- Name:
- Semen Reshenin_MA_Kant on Manipulation and Personal Autonomy.pdf
- Size:
- 671.1 KB
- Format:
- Adobe Portable Document Format
- Description:
License bundle
1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
- Name:
- license.txt
- Size:
- 1.71 KB
- Format:
- Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
- Description: