A Kantian love
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https://doi.org/10.5380/sk.v23i3.101798Keywords:
love, passion, affect, sex, sympathyAbstract
Is there a Kantian love? Is there a place for love in this philosopher who is considered a formal moralist? Yes, I consider that Kant analyzes love in many works, and that love has several meanings. In this paper, I will analyze this multiple use of the term love by Kant. I begin by self-love and practical love, showing that they have a relation with morality. Then I go to the anthropological modalities of love, as affect and passion. At the end, I analyze the conception of sex in Kant, showing that it is different from love.
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