Kantian deeds / Henrik Jker Bjerre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jker Bjerre, Henrik.

Series:

Continuum Studies in Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.

Kant, Immanuel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kantian Deeds revokes and renews the tradition of Kant's moral philosophy. Through a novel reading of contemporary approaches to Kant, Henrik Bjerre draws a new map of the human capacity for morality. Morality consists of two different abilities that are rarely appreciated at the same time. Human beings are brought up and initiated into a moral culture, which gives them the cognitive mapping necessary to act morally and responsibly. They also, however, acquire an ability to reach beyond that which is considered moral and thus develop an ability to reinterpret or break 'normal' morality. By dra

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 The Starry Heavens Above and the Moral Law Within; 2 The Structure of Moral Revolutions; 3 The Other Side of Inference; 4 As If . . .; 5 Surplus Experiences; 6 Self-inflicted Immaturity; 7 Traces of the Unconditional; 8 On the Prohibition of Contemporary Wonders; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612552076

9781282552074

1282552074

9781441121738

1441121730

OCLC:

649476942