Kant''s Ethics

The Element provides an overview of Immanuel Kant's arguments regarding the content of the moral law (the categorical imperative), as well as an exposition of his arguments for the bindingness of the moral law for rational agents. The Element also considers common objections to Kant's ethics.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Themes in Kantian Ethics; 3. The Moral Law and the Will; 4. The Moral Law: The Formula of Universal Law; 5. The Moral Law: The Formula of Humanity; 6. Respect for the Law and Action from Duty; 7. Autonomy and the Realm of Ends; 8. Freedom of the Will and the Deduction of Morality; 9. Common Objections to Kant's Ethics; 10. Concluding Remarks.

Summary

The Element provides an overview of Immanuel Kant's arguments regarding the content of the moral law (the categorical imperative), as well as an exposition of his arguments for the bindingness of the moral law for rational agents. The Element also considers common objections to Kant's ethics.

Product details

• Authors: Kate Moran, Kate A. Moran, Kate A. (Brandeis University Moran, Moran Kate, Moran Kate A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781108718943
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71894-3
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Ethics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy