Kant's theory of action / Richard McCarty.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• McCarty, Richard (Writer on philosophy), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.
• Act (Philosophy).
• Agent (Philosophy).
• Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 250 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The theory of action underlying Immanuel Kant's ethical theory is the subject of this book. What 'maxims' are, and how we act on maxims, are explained here in light of both the historical context of Kant's thought, and his classroom lectures on psychology and ethics.

Contents:

• Acting on maxims
• Action
• Maxims
• The practical syllogism
• Intentions
• Desires
• Will
• Choice and wish
• Faculty of choice
• Imperatives
• Reasons for action
• Justification and explanation
• Incentives
• Logical and psychological force
• Incorporating incentives
• Moral weakness
• Causes of desire
• Causes of choice
• Practical pleasure
• Interest
• Motivational hedonism
• Moral feeling
• The classical model
• Free choice
• Psychological determinism
• Affected but not determined
• The incorporation thesis
• The question just posed
• Adopting maxims
• Incentive strength
• Strength of desire
• Types of choice
• Choice and explanation
• Another look at "Willkur"
• Acting in two worlds
• Causation in time
• Cause and world
• Noumenal action
• Timeless causation
• Personal identity
• Metaphysical egoism
• Panlibertarianism
• Timeless agency
• Character from two standpoints
• Standpoints
• Neutral objects
• Justification and explanation revisited
• A deterministic account of moral motivation
• Causation and character
• Empirical and intelligible character
• The allegory of the play
• "Ought" implies "can"
• Moral objections
• Moral motivation
• Moral incentives
• The feeling of respect
• Motivating feeling
• Phenomenology of respect
• Feeling and character
• Acting from duty
• Choosing motives
• Moral worth and virtue
• Senses of "virtue"
• Ends of virtue
• The moral life
• Evil nature, good will
• Radical evil
• "Gesinnung"
• Explaining evil
• Evil in three degrees
• From bad to better
• Views on the good will
• Good will in Groundwork I
• Moral strength
• Personality
• Good will and virtue
• Conclusion : grounds for hope.

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

• 0-19-160996-X
• 1-282-34884-1
• 0-19-157007-9
• 9786612348846

OCLC:

466421058