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Categorical Principles of Law - A Counterpoint to Modernity

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In Germany, Otfried Höffe has been a leading contributor to debates in moral, legal, political, and social philosophy for close to three decades. Höffe's work (like that of his contemporary, Jürgen Habermas), brings into relief the relevance of these German discussions to their counterparts in English-language circles.
In this book, originally published in Germany in 1990 and expanded since, Höffe proposes an extended and original interpretation of Kant? philosophy of law, and social morality. Höffe articulates his reading of Kant in the context of an account of modernity as a "polyphonous project," in which the dominant themes of pluralism and empiricism are countered by the theme of categorically binding moral principles, such as human rights. Paying equal attention to the nuances of Kant's texts and the character of the philosophical issues in their own right, Höffe ends up with a Kantianism that requires, rather than precludes, a moral anthropology and that questions the fashionable juxtaposition of Kant and Aristotle as exemplars of incompatible approaches to ethical and political thought.

About the author

Otfried Hoffe is Professor of Philosophy at the Law School of the University of Tobingen. His books include Aristotle (SUNY, forthcoming).Mark Migotti is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Calgary.

Product details

Authors Otfried H¿ffe, Otfried Höffe
Assisted by Migotti Mark (Translation)
Publisher University Presses
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 15.12.2001
 
EAN 9780271021591
ISBN 978-0-271-02159-1
Dimensions 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
Weight 513 g
Illustrations Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
Subjects Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works
Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law

LAW / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law

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