Happiness in Kants Practical Philosophy - Morality, Indirect Duties, and Welfare Rights

This book analyses Kant's assumptions about happiness and the implications they have for his moral, political, and legal thought. It provides a "map" of the different areas in which the concept of happiness appears in his practical philosophy and examines how it relates to the main themes of his practical philosophy.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter One: Kant's Concept of Happiness
Chapter Two: Kant's Anti-eudaimonism in Moral Theory
Chapter Three: One's Own Happiness and Indirect Duty
Chapter Four: Happiness and the Duty of Beneficence
Chapter Five: Excursus: Kant's Moral Theory and Demandingness.
Chapter Six: Happiness in Kant's Political and Legal Philosophy
Conclusion

About the author

By Alice Pinheiro Walla

Summary

This book analyses Kant’s assumptions about happiness and the implications they have for his moral, political, and legal thought. It provides a “map” of the different areas in which the concept of happiness appears in his practical philosophy and examines how it relates to the main themes of his practical philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Alice Pinheiro Walla
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2024
• EAN: 9781793633569
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-356-9
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Contemporary Studies in Idealism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LAW / Jurisprudence, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Idealism, Political science & theory, Ethics & moral philosophy, Idealism, Ethics and moral philosophy, Jurisprudence & general issues, Political science and theory, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Jurisprudence and general issues