Hill The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-0849-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

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Through a collection of new, previously unpublished essays,The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics addressesdiverse topics crucial to our understanding of Kant's moralphilosophy and its implications for the modern age.
* Provides a fresh perspective on themes in Kant's moralphilosophy
* Addresses systematically Kant's foundational work,Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals and his morespecific treatment of justice and virtue in The Metaphysics ofMorals
* Includes essays by both established scholars and risingstars
* Identifies common misperceptions of Kant's thought andchallenges some prevailing interpretations
* Shows how Kant developed and supplemented his earlier ethicalthought with specific discussions of practical issues in law,international relations, personal relations, and self-regardingvirtues and vices

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hill, Thomas E.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
Abbreviations of Kant's Works
Introduction: Thomas E. Hill, Jr.
Part I: Basic Themes:
1. Good Will and the Moral Worth of Acts from Duty: Robert N.Johnson (the University of Missouri)
2. The Universal Law Formulas: Richard Galvin (Texas ChristianUniversity)
3. The Formula of Humanity as an End in Itself: Richard Dean(the American University of Beirut)
4. Autonomy and the Kingdom of Ends: Sarah Holtman (theUniversity of Minnesota)
Part II: Argument and Critique:
5. Deriving the Supreme Moral Principle from Common Moral Ideas:Samuel J. Kerstein (the University of Maryland)
6. Why Kant Needs the Second-Person Standpoint: Stephen Darwall(Yale University)
Part III: Justice: Private, Public, and InternationalRight:
7. Kant on Law and Justice: Arthur Ripstein (the University ofToronto)
8. Kant on Punishment: Nelson Potter (the University ofNebraska-Lincoln)
9. Kant's Vision of a Just World Order: Thomas Pogge (YaleUniversity; the Oslo University Centre for the Study of Mind inNature (CSMN))
Part IV: Virtue: Love, Respect, and Duties toOneself:
10. Beneficence and Other Duties of Love in The Metaphysicsof Morals: Marcia Baron (Indiana University) and MelissaSeymour Fahmy (the University of Georgia)
11. Duties to Oneself, Duties of Respect to Others: Allen Wood(Indiana University)
Part V: Retrospective:
12. Reflections on the Enduring Value of Kant's Ethics:Arnulf Zweig (City University of New York)
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas E. Hill, Jr. is Kenan Professor of Philosophy at the University of Borth Carolina, Chapel Hill. His essays on moral and political philosophy are collected in Autonomy and Self-Respect (1991), Dignity and Practical Reason in Kant's Moral Theory (1992), Respect, Pluralism, and Justice: Kantian Perspectives (2000), and Human Welfare and Moral Worth: Kantian Perspectives (2002). With Arnulf Zweig he co-edited a new edition of Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals with extensive notes (2002).