This paper explores the interconnections between the normative and the descriptive dimensions of Kant’s anthropology. It suggests that, far from being independent of each other or even excluding each other, as is often presupposed, the normative standpoint necessitates the explanatory one. To support this claim, I discuss the case of human temperaments and show in what sense a necessary component of pragmatic anthropology consists in the naturalistic study of human nature – what Kant calls “what nature makes of the human being.” 1

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康德人类学中的自然、实用和道德：气质案例


本文探讨了康德人类学的规范维度和描述维度之间的相互联系。它表明，远非彼此独立或什至相互排斥，正如通常预设的那样，规范的立场需要解释性的立场。为了支持这一主张，我讨论了人类气质的案例，并展示了在何种意义上实用人类学的必要组成部分在于对人性的自然主义研究——康德称之为“自然造就了人类”。1