Kant and Applied Ethics

The Uses and Limits of Kant's Practical Philosophy

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

Av Matthew C. Altman, USA) Altman, Matthew C. (Central Washington University, Matthew C Altman

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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 weaknessesExamines the controversies surrounding the most important ethical discussions taking place today, including abortion, the death penalty, and same-sex marriageJoins innovative thinkers in contemporary Kantian scholarship, including Christine Korsgaard, Allen Wood, and Barbara Herman, in taking Kant’s philosophy in new and interesting directionsClarifies 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

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Utgivningsdatum2014-08-15
Mått153 x 230 x 16 mm
Vikt435 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor336
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781118903452

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Matthew C. Altman is an associate professor of philosophy and chair of the Philosophy & Religious Studies Department at Central Washington University. In addition to articles in ethics, applied ethics, and the history of philosophy, he is the author of A Companion to Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason" (2008), co-author of The Fractured Self in Freud and German Philosophy (2013), and editor of The Palgrave Handbook of German Idealism (2014).

Preface viNote on Sources and Key to Abbreviations viiiIntroduction: Why Kant Now 1Part I. Applying Kant’s Ethics 111. Animal Suffering and Moral Character 132. Kant’s Strategic Importance for Environmental Ethics 453. Moral and Legal Arguments for Universal Health Care 714. The Scope of Patient Autonomy 90Part II. Kantian Arguments against Kant’s Conclusions 1155. Subjecting Ourselves to Capital Punishment 1176. Same-Sex Marriage as a Means to Mutual Respect 139Part III. Limitations of Kant’s Theory 1657. Consent, Mail-Order Brides, and the Marriage Contract 1678. Individual Maxims and Social Justice 1949. The Decomposition of the Corporate Body 21710. Becoming a Person 241Conclusion: Emerging from Kant’s Long Shadow 283Bibliography 289Index 311