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Kant's reasons for being a determinist were the subject of an earlier programme. In this one Professor Vesey asks Mr. Warnock to explain how Kant reconciles his determinism with his belief that men... are responsible creatures who are morally answerable for what they do or omit to do.
Kant's reasons for being a determinist were the subject of an earlier programme. In this one Professor Vesey asks Mr. Warnock to explain how Kant reconciles his determinism with his belief that men... are responsible creatures who are morally answerable for what they do or omit to do.
| Module code and title: | A202, The age of revolutions |
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| Item code: | A202; 16 |
| Recording date: | 1971-03-10 |
| First transmission date: | 08-05-1972 |
| Published: | 1972 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:30 |
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| Producer: | Patricia Hodgson |
| Contributors: | Godfrey Vesey; Geoffrey Warnock |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Reason and decisions |
| Footage description: | Kant's reasons for being a determinist were the subject of an earlier programme. In this one Professor Vesey asks Mr. Warnock to explain how Kant reconciles his determinism with his belief that men are responsible creatures who are morally answerable for what they do or omit to do. Kant does this by making use of a distinction between appearances and things in-themselves. People, as they appear, are causally determined, but as they are in themselves, are rational agents. Warnock criticises this solution of the freewill-determinism problem, but credits Kant with the realisation that it is not sufficient merely to distinguish two kinds of explanation of what people do - purely causal explanations and those in terms of a person's reasons and decisions. The two kinds must be shown to be not just different; they must be shown to be non-conflicting. At least Kant recognised the problem, even if there are difficulties in accepting his solution. |
| Master spool number: | TLN10FM171J |
| Production number: | TLN10FM171J |
| Available to public: | no |
