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The introduction summarizes the main arguments formulated in the six papers of this special issue on Constitutivism and Kantian Constructivism in Ethical Theory. We highlight the unifying theme addressed in the essays, i.e., the question of whether constitutivism is able to fulfill the promise of providing an account of normativity starting from relatively slender assumptions, including the avoidance of realist presuppositions.
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The six essays in this special issue were initially presented at the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference that took place at the University of Glasgow in September 2014. The papers collected here are revised versions of what was presented and discussed there under the aegis of the ECPR Standing Group on Kantian Political Thought. The final versions are the result of a double-blind peer review and selection process. We want to thank Asa Kasher, Editor in Chief of Philosophia, the authors, and the referees for their contributions and for their patience concerning the editorial proceedings. We are also indebted to the ERC Advanced Grant “Distortions of Normativity” for supporting our work on this publication project.
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Hanisch, C., Baiasu, S. Constitutivism and Kantian Constructivism in Ethical Theory: Editorial Introduction. Philosophia 44, 1125–1128 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-016-9743-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-016-9743-6