Abstract:
In order to maintain the absolute necessity of the concepts of law and duty, Kant interprets the phenomenon of our daily conflict of duties as a moral conflict. The essence of moral conflict is the conflict between the grounds of obligation. Unlike the current interpretation of academics, the ground of obligation can be interpreted as the inherent right of freedom, a right to a thing, and a contract right listed by Kant in the Metaphysics of Morals, as well as the end of humanity and the end of human beings in our person in the duty of virtue. These grounds of obligation are normative on the one hand, and on the other hand describe the necessary conditions for people’s real life. Kant demonstrates the priority between these grounds of obligation in a strict lexicographical order, providing a universal standard for resolving moral conflicts. Although this solution will cause a lot of controversy in some cases, it will help us understand the development of theories related to contemporary practical philosophy, and also help us reflect on our daily life.
