The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics

Herausgegeben von Hill, Thomas E.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Through a collection of new, previously unpublished essays, The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics addressesdiverse topics crucial to our understanding of Kant s moralphilosophy and its implications for the modern age.

Provides a fresh perspective on themes in Kant's moralphilosophy
Addresses systematically Kant's foundational work, Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals and his morespecific treatment of justice and virtue in The Metaphysics ofMorals
Includes essays by both established scholars and risingstars
Identifies common misperceptions of Kant s thought andchallenges some prevailing interpretations
Shows how Kant developed and supplemented his earlier ethicalthought with specific discussions of practical issues in law,international relations, personal relations, and self-regardingvirtues and vices

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Guides to Great Works
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 253mm x 178mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 730g
• ISBN-13: 9781405125819
• ISBN-10: 1405125810
• Artikelnr.: 26759045

Autorenporträt

Thomas E. Hill, Jr. is Kenan Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His essays on moral and political philosophy are collected in Autonomy and Self-Respect (1991), Dignity and Practical Reason in Kant's Moral Theory (1992), Respect, Pluralism, and Justice: Kantian Perspectives (2000), and Human Welfare and Moral Worth: Kantian Perspectives (2002). With Arnulf Zweig he co-edited a new edition of Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals with extensive notes (2002).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Notes on Contributors. Abbreviations of Kant's Works. Part I: Basic Themes. Part II: Argument and Critique. Part III: Justice: Private
Public
and International Right. Part IV: Virtue: Love
Respect
and Duties to Oneself. Part V: Retrospective.: Index.