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The article was not promoted by User:Ian Rose 10:01, 19 June 2013 (UTC).

Kantian ethics

 * Nominator(s): ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 17:30, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

I've been working on this article on and off for quite some time now, and always intended to take it to FA. I've spent the last few days making the last improvements and I think it is now ready to be a Featured Article. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 17:30, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

You're braver than I taking on a topic like this. I think there's far more literature that you should really be citing- for a topic this huge, I'm surprised to see such a small bibliography. A few general questions, with pointers towards more literature.
 * No mention of Onora O'Neill? She's surely one of the more prominent Kantians working today.
 * Likewise, P. F. Strawson wrote a book on Kant, and he's very well regarded in moral philosophy generally
 * I don't know who Michael Stocker is, and I'm not sure why he deserves a whole section. Surely there are any number of other, more noted philosophers who have criticised Kant's ethics? Off the top of my head, and glancing at what's missing from the article, what about Nietzsche's attacks on Kant, the critique of Kantian ethics from the utilitarian tradition (Mill himself, if I remember correctly, cites and challenges Kant) and Alasdair MacIntyre's criticism (and subsequent criticism from the new wave of virtue ethicists?). There'll be liberal and Marxist (Marx refers to Kant himself) critiques of Kantian ethics, and certainly post-modern critiques, but I can't think of any off the top of my head.
 * I've never read them, but Béatrice Longuenesse and Paul Guyer are cited a lot on the Stanford article, and seem to be well-published on Kantian ethics. Have you taken a look at their work?

I'm certainly not an expert in Kant, but I'm spotting holes in the coverage. J Milburn (talk) 20:18, 14 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Withdraw - Thanks very much for that feedback. I'll withdraw this nomination and spend a little while making those improvements. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 13:39, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Ian Rose (talk) 11:03, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
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