Papers by Michael Aurelio
This study initially develops optimized models using structured an
This study initially develops optimized models using structured an
Abstract: This paper inquires into what the philosopher F.W.J. Schelling saw was the fundamental ... more Abstract: This paper inquires into what the philosopher F.W.J. Schelling saw was the fundamental relationship between art and philosophy. Widely regarded only as a transitional thinker between Fichte and Hegel in the development of transcendental idealism, Schelling in his System of Transcendental Idealism (1800) develops the rather novel insight that transcendental philosophy finds its full expression in the philosophy of art. Taking into account the nature and the limits of both “transcendental philosophy, ” which begins with the thought and consciousness of the I, and also of “natural philosophy ” or science, which begins with the sensible and the non-conscious world, Schelling saw that it would be the responsibility of art to synthesize and unite the two opposing branches of philosophy. After describing the “artistic genius ” and determining the nature of the work of art toward the last part of the System, Schelling boldly claims that in his creations the artist is able to resol...
The first part of this paper asks the question regarding the possible justifications for what Kan... more The first part of this paper asks the question regarding the possible justifications for what Kant and Rawls respectively claimed was a human being’s duty to be beneficent to others and give aid to those in need. Going back to Kant’s distinction between perfect and imperfect duties, and his acknowledgement of super-meritorious actions, the ethical status of what J. O. Urmson called supererogatory actions will be approached in the second part. The third part will show how Rawls goes beyond Kant’s account for the duty of mutual aid based on self-interest, by also considering how it can bring about trust and confidence in one another, which makes civic friendship the foundation of the relationships between members of a society. Through the help of a work of art, the fourth and fifth parts go on to introduce the notion of a ‘duty of charity’, a duty at once natural and supererogatory, which may be necessary for a society to have both justice and love.
Kritike: An Online Journal of Philosophy, 2012
If goodness for Kant as seen above comes solely from one’s duty, what then could be the possible ... more If goodness for Kant as seen above comes solely from one’s duty, what then could be the possible motive for “supererogatory acts” (exemplified by the hero or the saint) which go beyond the call of duty? Because “supererogatory acts” involve the transgression of duty, what would be its corresponding motive? This paper will show that it is here in these acts that we may find a place for love, benevolence and kindness, the motives which Kant appears to disqualify as motives for moral action. This will be illustrated by appeal to a famous painting by Caravaggio, “The Seven Works of Mercy”.
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