Kant's Metaphysics of Morals ' Interpretative Essays '

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-19-825009-8
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 460 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 857 g

Short description/annotation:

Kant's last major work on ethics, The Metaphysics of Morals (1797) has become a focus of recent scholarship; this volume draws together a selection of the most interesting current work. Seventeen articles, written by leading scholars, cover a broad range of topics, including Kant's views on rights, punishment, contract, practical reasoning, revolution, freedom, virtue, happiness, moral judgement, love, respect, duty to oneself, and motivation.

Long description:

Studies of Kant's moral and political philosophy have increasingly focused on his last major work in ethics, The Metaphysics of Morals. This work is here discussed in seventeen essays by leading contemporary Kant scholars, most of them specially written for this volume. They cover a broad range of topics, including Kant's views on rights, punishment, contract, practical reasoning, revolution, freedom, virtue, legislation, happiness, moral judgement, love, respect, duties to oneself, and motivation.

This is the only book devoted entirely to The Metaphysics of Morals and is not just a landmark in Kant studies but also a significant contribution to contemporary moral and political philosophy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Timmons, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Transzendentalphilosophie, Kritizismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Timmons is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Memphis.