Transcendental Kantianism, Naturalized Kantianism, and the Bounds of Psychology

A metaphilosophy of naturalism

“…Obviously, is more difficult for the physicalist to maintain 424 For example, those of an empiricist stripe inclined to Humeanism (cf. Kurki 2008: 62;Mumford & Tugby 2013: 3-4), Kantianism (Coates 2007;Massimi 2014;O'Shea 2016;Redding 2010;Yakir 2017), phenomenalism (cf. Bunge 2010Winkler 2017), etc.…”

“…Traditionally, of course, Kant's ethics is often framed or interpreted as explicitly anti-naturalistic, with its seeming emphasis on radical freedom and the autonomy of the will as opposed to natural necessity. But this may be a caricature, for not only can many aspects of Kant's thought be comfortably interpreted in a naturalistic framework (Massimi 2014;Levin 2017), but it is also possible that his ethics can be subject to such a naturalization even if some of elements of his system are not naturalizable (cf. Rauscher 1997;.…”

“…"Trolleyology" has inspired many psychological and sociological studies (e.g., M. Lee, Sul, & Kim forthcoming;cf. Edmonds 2013) no less than Molyneux's Problem in neuroscience (K. Connolly 2013;Held et al 2011;Levin 2017). These cases and issues are certainly more complex than discussed here, but I submit that they present difficulties for the autonomist.…”