Kant's impure ethics : from rational beings to human beings / Robert B. Louden.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Louden, Robert B., 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804--Ethics.
• Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.
• Applied ethics--History--18th century.
• Applied ethics.
• History.
• Ethics.

Physical Description:

xvii, 254 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

This is the first book-length study in any language to examine in detail and critically assess the second part of Kant's ethics -- an empirical, impure part, which determines how best to apply pure principles to the human situation. Drawing attention to Kant's under-explored impure ethics, this revealing investigation refutes the common and long-standing misperception that Kants ethics advocates empty formalism. Making detailed use of a variety of Kantian texts never before translated into English, author Robert B. Louden reassesses the strengths and weaknesses of Kantian ethics as a whole, once the second part is readmitted to its rightful place within Kant's practical philosophy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195130413

OCLC:

40783835