The Value of Humanity in Kant's Moral Theory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Value of Humanity in Kant's Moral Theory write by Richard Dean. This book was released on 2006-05-11. The Value of Humanity in Kant's Moral Theory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The humanity formulation of Kant's Categorical Imperative demands that we treat humanity as an end in itself. Because this principle resonates with currently influential ideals of human rights and dignity, contemporary readers often find it compelling, even if the rest of Kant's moral philosophy leaves them cold. Moreover, some prominent specialists in Kant's ethics have recently turned to the humanity formulation as the most theoretically central and promising principle of Kant'sethics. Nevertheless, it has received less attention than many other aspects of Kant's ethics. Richard Dean offers the most sustained and systematic examination of the humanity formulation to date. He presents an original analysis of what it means to treat humanity as an end in itself, and examinesthe implications both for Kant scholarship and for practical guidance on specific moral issues.
Understanding Kant's Ethics
Understanding Kant's Ethics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Understanding Kant's Ethics write by Michael Cholbi. This book was released on 2016-11-17. Understanding Kant's Ethics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A systematic guide to Kant's ethical work and the debates surrounding it, accessible to students and specialists alike.
Kant and Applied Ethics
Kant and Applied Ethics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Kant and Applied Ethics write by Matthew C. Altman. This book was released on 2011-08-26. Kant and Applied Ethics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Kant and Applied Ethics makes an important contribution to Kant scholarship, illuminating the vital moral parameters of key ethical debates. Offers a critical analysis of Kant’s ethics, interrogating the theoretical bases of his theory and evaluating their strengths and weaknesses Examines the controversies surrounding the most important ethical discussions taking place today, including abortion, the death penalty, and same-sex marriage Joins innovative thinkers in contemporary Kantian scholarship, including Christine Korsgaard, Allen Wood, and Barbara Herman, in taking Kant’s philosophy in new and interesting directions Clarifies Kant's legacy for applied ethics, helping us to understand how these debates have been structured historically and providing us with the philosophical tools to address them
Kant on Morality, Humanity, and Legality
Kant on Morality, Humanity, and Legality - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Kant on Morality, Humanity, and Legality write by Ansgar Lyssy. This book was released on 2020-10-30. Kant on Morality, Humanity, and Legality available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It was not so long ago that the dominant picture of Kant’s practical philosophy was formalistic, focusing almost exclusively on his Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals and Critique of Practical Reason. However, the overall picture of Kant’s wide-ranging philosophy has since been broadened and deepened. We now have a much more complete understanding of the range of Kant’s practical interests and of his contributions to areas as diverse as anthropology, pedagogy, and legal theory. What remains somewhat obscure, however, is how these different contributions hang together in the way that Kant suggests that they must. This book explores these different conceptions of humanity, morality, and legality in Kant as main ‘manifestations’ or ‘dimensions’ of practical normativity. These interrelated terms play a crucial role in highlighting different rational obligations, their source(s), and their applicability in the face of changing circumstances.
Kant on Human Dignity
Kant on Human Dignity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Kant on Human Dignity write by Oliver Sensen. This book was released on 2011-10-27. Kant on Human Dignity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Immanuel Kant is often considered to be the source of the contemporary idea of human dignity, but his conception of human dignity and its relation to human value and to the requirement to respect others have not been widely understood. Kant on Human Dignity offers the first in-depth study in English of this subject. Based on a comprehensive analysis of all the passages in which Kant uses the term ‘dignity’, as well as an analysis of the most prominent arguments for a value of human beings in the Kant literature, the book carefully examines different ways of construing the relationship between dignity, value and respect for others. It takes seriously Kant’s Copernican Revolution in moral philosophy: Kant argues that moral imperatives cannot be based on any values without yielding heteronomy. Instead it is imperatives of reason that determine what is valuable. The requirement to respect all human beings is one such imperative. Respect for human beings does not follow from human dignity—for this would violate autonomy—but is an unconditional command of reason. Following this train of thought yields a unified account of Kant’s moral philosophy.
