TY  - JOUR
AU  - Carlo ALVARO
PY  - 2023
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
JF  - Cultura: International Journal of Philosophy of Culture and Axiology
IS  - 2
VL  - 18
SN  - 2065-5002
TI  - God and Kant’s Suicide Maxim
DO  - 10.3726/CUL022021.0002
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1377633
N2  - Kant’s argument against suicide is widely dismissed by scholars and often avoided by teachers because it is deemed inconsistent with Kant’s moral philosophy. This paper attempts to show a way to make sense of Kant’s injunction against suicide that is consistent with his moral system. One of the strategies adopted in order to accomplish my goal is a de-secularization of Kant’s ethics. I argue that all actions of self-killing (or suicide) are morally impermissible because they are inconsistent with God’s established nature and order. It is argued that 
KW  - Kant, Suicide Maxim, Lying Promise, God’s Existence
ER  -