Kant's search for the supreme principle of morality Samuel J. Kerstein

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerstein, Samuel J., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804--Ethics.

Kant, Immanuel.

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. New York Cambridge University Press 2002

Summary:

Investigates the claim that there can only be one principle of morality, the categorical imperative. The author constructs a new, criterial reading of Kant's derivation of one version of the categorical imperative: the formula of universal law

Contents:

Introduction: Derivation, Deduction, and the Supreme Principle of Morality. No Modest Claim. The Basic Concept of the Supreme Principle of Morality. Derivation and Deduction of the Categorical Imperative. The (Alleged) Gap in the Derivation of the Formula of Universal Law. Terminological and Thematic Clarifications. Outline of the Book

1. Fundamental Concepts in Kant's Theory of Agency. Aims and Limits of the Discussion. Maxims: A Basic Account. Maxims and Other Rules of the Same Form. The Will. Determining Grounds of the Will. Acting from Inclination: Three Interpretations and Their Importance. Acting from Inclination in the Groundwork and in the Metaphysics of Morals

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-220) and index

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Other Format:

Print version Kerstein, Samuel J., 1965- Kant's search for the supreme principle of morality

ISBN:

0511042205

9780511042201

9780511498206

0511498209

9780511045080

0511045085

0511157533

9780511157530

OCLC:

56316721

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