TY - BOOK ID - 127314932 TI - Constructivism AU - Heidemann, Dietmar Hermann AU - Ellison, Daniel PY - 2022 PB - Berlin: de Gruyter, DB - UniCat KW - Philosophy, German - 18th century KW - Constructivism (Philosophy) KW - Kant, Immanuel, - 1724-1804 UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:127314932 AB - In order to make headway on the debate about whether Kant was a constructivist, nonconstructivist, or instead defends a hybrid view that somehow entirely sidesteps these categories, I attempt to clarify the terms of the debate more carefully than is usually done. First, I discuss the overall relationship between realism and constructivism. Second, I identify four main features of Kantian constructivism in general. Third, I examine three rival versions of metanormative Kantian constructivism, what I’ll call axiological, constitutivist, and rationalist constructivist. I argue that Kant is best seen as a rationalist constructivist. I conclude by arguing that although it’s a constructivist view, this reading avoids the main pitfalls of traditional Kantian constructivism. In doing so, it helps us to achieve a satisfying rapprochement between constructivist and non-constructivist readings of Kant. ER -