Kant on human dignity / Oliver Sensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sensen, Oliver.

Series:

Kantstudien. Erganzungshefte ; 166.

Kantstudien. Erganzungshefte, 0340-6059 ; 166

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dignity.

Respect for persons.

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.

Kant, Immanuel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Immanuel Kant is often considered to be the source of the contemporary idea of human dignity, but his conception of human dignity and its relation to human value and to the requirement to respect others have not been widely understood. Kant on Human Dignity offers the first in-depth study in English of this subject. Based on a comprehensive analysis of all the passages in which Kant uses the term 'dignity', as well as an analysis of the most prominent arguments for a value of human beings in the Kant literature, the book carefully examines different ways of construing the relationship between dignity, value and respect for others. It takes seriously Kant's Copernican Revolution in moral philosophy: Kant argues that moral imperatives cannot be based on any values without yielding heteronomy. Instead it is imperatives of reason that determine what is valuable. The requirement to respect all human beings is one such imperative. Respect for human beings does not follow from human dignity-for this would violate autonomy-but is an unconditional command of reason. Following this train of thought yields a unified account of Kant's moral philosophy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I. Respect for Others

Respect for Others

Chapter 1: Kant's Conception of Value

Chapter 2: The Value of Humanity

Chapter 3: Kant's Formula of Humanity

Part II. Kant's Conception of Dignity

Kant's Conception of Dignity

Chapter 4: Three Paradigms of Dignity

Chapter 5: Kant's Conception of Human Dignity

Conclusion

References

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613430571

9781283430579

1283430576

9783110267167

3110267160

OCLC:

769190318