On the old saw : that may be right in theory but it won't work in practice / Immanuel Kant; translated by E. B. Ashton; introduction by George Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.

Series:

Works of continental philosophy

Standardized Title:

Uber den Gemeinspruch: Das mag in der Theorie richtig sein, taugt aber nicht fur die Praxis

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Theory (Philosophy).

Practice (Philosophy).

Ethics.

Law--Philosophy.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (85 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1974.

Summary:

Kant replies to the claim that there is conflict between what moral theory demands and what we can do in practice.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

On the Old Saw: That May Be Right in Theory But It Won't Work in Practice

I. On the Relation of Theory to Practice in Morality in General (in reply to some exceptions taken by Professor Garve)

II. On the Relation of Theory to Practice in Constitutional Law (contra Hobbes)

III. On the Relation of Theory to Practice in International Law A General-Philanthropic, i.e., Cosmopolitan View (contra Mendelssohn).

Notes:

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Translation of Uber den Gemeinspruch: Das mag in der Theorie richtig sein, taugt aber nicht fur die Praxis.