Dr. Paul Formosa (Sydney Macquarie University)

Kantian Ethics, Dignity and Perfection

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presents an original and intuitive reading of Kantian ethics as an ethics of dignity, covering topics including agency, autonomy, moral development, vulnerability and virtue. This book will appeal to scholars and students of Kant's ethical, moral, legal and political philosophies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 158mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9781107189249
• ISBN-10: 1107189241
• Artikelnr.: 48398905

Autorenporträt

Paul Formosa is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney and a member of the Centre for Agency, Value and Ethics. He is co-editor of Politics and Teleology in Kant (2014) and has published numerous articles and chapters on various aspects of Kantian philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Kantian ethics as an ethics of dignity; 1. The categorical
imperative and the formula of humanity; 2. Grounding dignity: a
constructivist foundation for the formula of humanity; 3. Treating people
with dignity and respect: how to apply the formula of humanity to
vulnerable humans; 4. Who has dignity? Rational agency and the limits of
the formula of humanity; 5. Achievement dignity, virtue and autonomy: how
to live up to your status dignity.