Kant's Doctrine of Virtue

Mark Timmons is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona. He specializes in metaethics, Kant's ethics, and normative moral theory. He is author of Morality without Foundations (1999) and Moral Theory: An Introduction, 2nd edition (2013). A collection of his previously published articles on Kant's ethics are included in Significance and System: Essays on Kant's Ethics (2017). He is editor of Oxford Studies in Normative Ethics, and editor or co-editor of many volumes.

• Preface and acknowledgementsAbbreviations for Kant's works and note on translations Part I: Background1. Life and Work 2. Philosophical Background Part II: General Introduction to the Metaphysics of Morals3. On the Idea of and Necessity for a Metaphysics of Morals4. Mental Faculties, the Moral Law, and Human Motivation5. Preliminary Concepts and Division of the Metaphysics of Morals Part III: Introduction to the Doctrine of Virtue6. The Doctrine of Virtue as a Doctrine of Ends7. General Ends that are Also Duties8. Radical Evil and the Nature of Virtue9. The Science of Ethics Part IV: The Doctrine of Elements10. Perfect Duties to Oneself as an Animal Being11. Perfect Duties to Oneself Merely as a Moral Being 12. Imperfect Duties to Oneself13. Duties of Love to Other Human Beings14. The Vices of Hatred and of Disrespect15. Friendship Part V: The Doctrine of Methods of Ethics and Conclusion16. Moral Education and Practice Concluding Reflections on Kant's Doctrine of Virtue Guide to TerminologyBibliographyIndex