Kant on Practical Life - From Duty to History

This book offers a comprehensive account of Kant's practical philosophy that highlights the unity across its disparate themes.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Freedom of the self as such: the good will, duty, and moral feeling; 2. Freedom of the self over time: virtue; 3. Freedom of the self and the moral world: the highest good; 4. Enacting the moral world: founding and promoting a civil condition; 5. Enacting the moral world: joining the ethical community; 6. Human finitude undone: culture and history; Conclusion: practical reason's 'peculiar fate'.

About the author

Kristi E. Sweet is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University. In addition to research on Kant's practical philosophy, she has also published on Kant's aesthetics; her articles have appeared in journals including the Kantian Review, Epoché: A Journal for the History of Philosophy and Idealistic Studies.

Summary

Kant's 'practical philosophy' comprehends a diverse group of his writings on ethics, politics, law, religion and the philosophy of history and culture. Sweet demonstrates the unity and interdependence of these writings, showing the animating principle of the human desire for freedom. Of great interest to those engaged in Kant studies.

Product details

• Authors: Kristi E. Sweet, Kristi E. (Texas a & M University) Sweet, Sweet Kristi E.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.11.2015
• EAN: 9781107576414
• ISBN: 978-1-107-57641-4
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Philosophy, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Western philosophy: Enlightenment, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards