Kantian ethics and environmental philosophy : pursuing the good in an age of crisis / Fiacha D. Heneghan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heneghan, Fiacha D., author.

Series:

Cycles Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Responsibility.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2025]

Summary:

The most sustained analysis of Kant's thinking on obligations and desires, connecting his readings of ancient philosophy with pressing questions in contemporary environmental philosophy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations for Primary Sources

Introduction: Conscience, the Good and Philosophical Consolations

1 Optimism, Epicureanism and the Lisbon Earthquake

2 Kant’s Common-Sense Critique of Stoic and Epicurean Ethics

3 The Problem of the Highest Good

4 Radical Hope

Conclusion: The Limits of Hopeful Pessimism

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781399531559

1399531557