Paul Formosa

Kantian Ethics, Dignity and Perfection

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A clear and original perspective on Kantian ethics that focuses on the dignity, vulnerability and perfectibility of human rational agency.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 229
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9781316638866
• ISBN-10: 1316638863
• Artikelnr.: 58479794

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.