The invention of autonomy : a history of modern moral philosophy / J.B. Schneewind.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schneewind, J. B. (Jerome B.), 1930-2024.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804--Ethics.

Kant, Immanuel.

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.

Ethics, Modern--17th century.

Ethics, Modern.

Autonomy (Philosophy)--History--17th century.

Autonomy (Philosophy).

Ethics, Modern--18th century.

Autonomy (Philosophy)--History--18th century.

History.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

xxii, 624 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Summary:

J.B. Schneewind's study is one of the most remarkable ever written of the history of moral philosophy. Its aim is to set Kant's still influential ethics in historical context by showing what the central questions in moral philosophy were for Kant and how he arrived at his distinctive views. In his grasp of the subtle interweaving of religious and political thought with moral philosophy, Schneewind provides an unprecedented account of the evolution of Kant's ethics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-592) and indexes.

ISBN:

0521473993

052147938X

OCLC:

36387468