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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

Alice Pinheiro Walla is associate professor in the Philosophy Department at McMaster University.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alice Pinheiro Walla, Alice Pinheiro Walla
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.10.2022
• EAN: 9781793633545
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-354-5
• Pagine: 204
• Serie: Contemporary Studies in Idealism
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto internazionale, diritto degli stranieri; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LAW / Jurisprudence, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Idealism, Political science & theory, Idealism, Jurisprudence & general issues, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Jurisprudence and general issues