Kant on Self-Control

"This Element considers Kant's conception of self-control and the role it plays in his moral philosophy, proposing a view which explains why self-control is central to Kant's conception of virtue and sheds new light on his discussions of moral strength and moral weakness"--

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Self-Control through the Lens of 'Autocracy'; 3. Self-Control as Abstraction and Inner Freedom; 4. A Twofold Account of Moral Strength; 5. Moral Weakness: The Other Side of the Coin; 6. Concluding Remarks; References.

Summary

This Element considers Kant's conception of self-control and the role it plays in his moral philosophy, proposing a view which explains why self-control is central to Kant's conception of virtue and sheds new light on his discussions of moral strength and moral weakness.

Product details

• Authors: Marijana (Universiteit Leiden and Rijks Vujosevic, Marijana Vujošević
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2024
• EAN: 9781009486767
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0948676-7
• No. of pages: 72
• Series: Elements in the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western philosophy: Enlightenment