Morality As Rationality - A Study of Kant''s Ethics

First published in 1990. The aim of this thesis is to show that the way to understand the central claims of Kant's ethics is to accept the idea that morality is a distinctive form of rationality; that the moral "ought" belongs to a system of imperatives based in practical reason; and that moral judgment, therefore, is a species of rational assessment of agents' actions. It argues, in effect, that you cannot understand Kant's views about morality if you read him with Humean assumptions about rationality. This title will be of interest to students of philosophy.

Sommario

Preface; 1. Introduction 2. Maxims 3. The Hypothetical Imperative 4. The Categorical Imperative (The Formula of Universal Law) 5. The Categorical Imperative (The Formula of the Law of Nature) 6. The Categorical Imperative – Remaining Considerations; Bibliography

Info autore

Barbara Herman

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Barbara Herman, Herman Barbara
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.10.2017
• EAN: 9781138650916
• ISBN: 978-1-138-65091-6
• Pagine: 326
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Kant
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought