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Beyond Duty presents key works on Kantian moral theory and practical ethics from a distinguished Kant scholar and moral philosopher. With a new emphasis on ideals beyond the strictest requirements of moral duty, Thomas E. Hill, Jr. expands the core aspects of Kantian ethics to offer a broader perspective on familiar moral problems.
List of contents
- Introduction
- Part I: Kant and Kantian Perspectives
- 1: The Groundwork
- 2: Kant on Imperfect Duties to Oneself
- 3: Kantian Autonomy and Contemporary Ideas of Autonomy
- 4: Rüdiger Bittner on Autonomy
- 5: Kantian Perspectives on the Rational Basis of Human Dignity
- 6: In Defense of Human Dignity
- 7: The Kingdom of Ends as an Ideal and Constraint on Legislation
- 8: Kantian Ethics and Utopian Thinking
- 9: Varieties of Constructivism
- Part Ii: Practical Ethics
- 10: Human Dignity and Tragic Choices
- 11: Duties and Choices in Philanthropic Giving: A Kantian Perspective
- 12: Killing Ourselves
- 13: Conscientious Conviction and Conscience
- 14: Stability, A Sense of Justice, and Self-Respect
- 15: Two Conceptions of Virtue
- 16: Beyond Respect and Beneficence: An Ideal of Appreciation
- 17: Ideals of Appreciation and Expressions of Respect
About the author
Thomas E. Hill, Jr. is Kenan Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He earned his B.A. (1959) and Ph.D. (1966) at Harvard, and a B.Phil. (1961) from Oxford. He has been a Rhodes Scholar and Danforth Fellow, and has taught at Johns Hopkins University, Pomona College, UCLA, and UNC Chapel Hill, and was also Visiting Professor at Stanford and the University of Minnesota. He is the author of Autonomy and Self-Respect (1991), Dignity and Practical Reason in Kant's Moral Theory (1992), Respect, Pluralism, and Justice (2000), Human Welfare and Moral Worth (2002), and Virtue Rules and Justice (2012). He also co-edited Kant's Groundwork (2002) and edited A Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics (2009).
Summary
Beyond Duty presents key works on Kantian moral theory and practical ethics from a distinguished Kant scholar and moral philosopher. With a new emphasis on ideals beyond the strictest requirements of moral duty, Thomas E. Hill, Jr. expands the core aspects of Kantian ethics to offer a broader perspective on familiar moral problems.
Additional text
The applications of Hill's view in the second half of the book offer a rich exploration of ethical problems in Kantian terms that moves (as the title indicates) beyond duty and into the realm of virtue and human dignity.
