Buch, Englisch, Band 25, 158 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 424 g
A Theory of Coercion and Dignity
Buch, Englisch, Band 25, 158 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 424 g
Reihe: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy
ISBN: 978-94-007-0765-8
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
The view that persons are entitled to respect because of their moral agency is commonplace in contemporary moral theory. What exactly this respect entails, however, is far less uncontroversial. In this book, Van der Rijt argues powerfully that this respect for persons’ moral agency must also encompass respect for their subjective moral judgments – even when these judgments can be shown to be fundamentally flawed.
Van der Rijt scrutinises the role persons’ subjective moral judgments play within the context of coercion and domination. His fresh, original analysis of Kant’s third formulation of the Categorical Imperative reveals how these judgments are intimately connected to a person’s dignity. The result is an insightful new account of coercion, a novel Kantian reformulation of the republican notion of non-domination and a compelling, innovative argument in favour of retributive justice.
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Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Part I: Coercion.- 1. The Analysis of Coercion._ 1.1 Introduction_ 1.2 Evaluating coercion accounts_ 1.3 The position of the coerced_ 1.4 The role of the coercer_ 1.5 Summary.- 2. Coercion and Moral Judgment _ 2.1 A definition of coercion_ 2.2 Discussion_ 2.3 Applications.- Part II: Dignity and Interference .- 3. A Kantian Perspective_ 3.1 Introduction_ 3.2 Considering oneself wronged_ 3.3 Moral agents, chosen ends, and wrongful interference .- 4. Moral Objections and the Categorical Imperative_ 4.1 Introduction_ 4.2 Coercion and disagreement_ 4.3 The Formulae of Universal Law and End-in-Itself_ 4.4 The Formula of the Commonwealth of Ends_ 4.5 Conclusion.- Part III: A Kantian Reconstruction of Republicanism _ 5. Republicanism_ 5.1 Introduction_ 5.2 Republican freedom.- 6. Non-domination and Dignity_ 6.1 Introduction_ 6.2 Dignity and avowed interests_ 6.3 Immunity vs. impunity_ 6.4 Implications I_ 6.5 Implications II: Retributive justice_ 6.6 Summary.- 7. Conclusion_ 7.1 Summary_ 7.2 Dignity and sincerity.- Abbreviations to Kant’s Works.- References.- Index.
