Kant's impure ethics : from rational beings to human beings / Robert Louden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Louden, Robert B., 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804--Ethics.

Kant, Immanuel.

Applied ethics--History--18th century.

Applied ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Toronto : Oxford University Press, 2002, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The second part of Kant's ethics was described by Kant as applied moral philosophy or ethics applied to the human being. Kant's Impure Ethics critically examines this second part and assesses its value and nature in great detail.

This is the first book-length study in any language to examine in detail and critically assess the second part of Kant's ethics--an empirical, impure part, which determines how best to apply pure principles to the human situation. Drawing attention to Kant's under-explored impure ethics, this revealing investigation refutes the common and long-standing misperception that Kants ethics advocates empty formalism. Making detailed use of a variety of Kantian texts never before translated into English, author Robert B. Louden reassesses the strengths and weaknesses of Kantian ethics as a whole, once the second part is re-admitted to its rightful place within Kant's practical philosophy.

Contents:

Preface; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. What is Impure Ethics?; FIELDS OF IMPURITY; Chapter 2. Education; Chapter 3. Anthropology; Chapter 4. Art and Religion; Chapter 5. History; CONCLUSION; Chapter 6. Saved by Impurity?; References; Index

Notes:

Originally published: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-36701-3

9786612367014

0-19-534776-5

OCLC:

437175386