Over the last two decades, Kant’s name has become closely associated with the “constitutivist” program within metaethics.1 But is Kant best read as pursuing a constitutivist approach to meta-normative questions? And if so, in what sense?2 In this essay, I argue that we can best answer these questions by considering them in the context of how Kant understands the proper methodology for philosophy in general. The result of this investigation will be that, while Kant can indeed be read as a sort of constitutivist, his constitutivism is ultimately one instance of a more general approach to philosophy, which treats as fundamental our basic, self-conscious rational capacities. Thus, to truly understand why and how Kant is a constitutivist, we need to consider this question within the context of his more fundamental commitment to “capacities-first philosophy”.

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康德：本位主义是能力至上的哲学

在过去的二十年中，康德的名字与元伦理学中的“建构主义”计划紧密相关。1但是，康德最好被解读为对元规范问题采用建构主义方法吗？如果是这样的话，那又是什么意思？2在本文中，我认为我们可以通过在康德如何理解哲学的一般方法论的背景下考虑这些问题来最好地回答这些问题。这项调查的结果将是，尽管康德确实可以被理解为一种构成主义主义者，但他的构成主义最终是一种更为普遍的哲学方法的实例，这种方法将我们的基本的，自觉的理性能力视为根本。因此，要真正了解康德为何以及如何成为宪政主义者，