Virtue, rules, and justice : Kantian aspirations / Thomas E. Hill Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hill, Thomas E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.

Kant, Immanuel.

Ethics.

Values.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Virtue, rules, & justice

Kantian aspirations

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author interprets & extends Kant's moral theory in a series of essays that highlight its relevance to contemporary ethics. He introduces the major themes of Kantian ethics & explores its practical application to questions about revolution, prison reform, & forcible interventions in other countries for humanitarian purposes.

Contents:

General introduction

Kant's ethical theory: an overview

Kantian normative ethics

Kantian constructivism as normative ethics

Finding values in nature

Kant on weakness of will

Kantian virtue and "virtue ethics"

Kant's Tugendlehre as normative ethics

The dignity of persons : Kant, problems, and a proposal

Assessing moral rules : utilitarian and Kantian principles

Moral construction as a task : sources and limits

Questions about Kant's opposition to revolution

Treating criminals as ends in themselves

Kant and humanitarian intervention

Moral responsibilities of bystanders.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 12, 2012).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

0-19-969201-7

1-283-57730-5

9786613889751

0-19-163129-9

OCLC:

922971533