Kant on the Rationality of Morality

Shows how Kant attempted to derive the fundamental principle and goal of morality from the general principles of reason as such, defined by the principles of non-contradiction and sufficient reason and the ideal of systematicity.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Reasons, reasoning, and reason as such; 3. From non-contradiction to universalizability; 4. The principle of sufficient reason and the idea of the highest good; 5. Rationality and the system of duties; 6. Reason as motivation; 7. Kantian constructivism; 8. Conclusion.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Paul Guyer, Paul (Brown University Guyer
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781108438810
• ISBN: 978-1-108-43881-0
• Seiten: 88
• Serien: Elements in the Philosophy of; Elements in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant; Elements in the Philosophy of
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Western philosophy: Enlightenment