Kant's Search for the Supreme Principle of Morality - Brossura

Kerstein, Samuel J.

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ISBN 10: 0521009278 ISBN 13: 9780521009270

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

At the core of Kant's ethics lies the claim that if there is a supreme principle of morality then it cannot be a principle based on utilitarianism or Aristotelian perfectionism or the Ten Commandments. The only viable candidate for such a principle is the categorical imperative. This book is the most detailed investigation of this claim. It constructs a new, criterial reading of Kant's derivation of one version of the categorical imperative: the Formula of Universal Law. This reading shows this derivation to be far more compelling than contemporary philosophers tend to believe. It also reveals a novel approach to deriving another version of the categorical imperative, the Formula of Humanity, a principle widely considered to be the most attractive Kantian candidate for the supreme principle of morality. This book will be important not just for Kant scholars but for a broad swathe of students of philosophy.

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Recensione:

'... the author joins the discussion of the grounds for a moral theory that has preoccupied philosophers for some time, and advances that discussion significantly further. This is a book that will be required reading for those interested in that topic of Kant's moral theory.' Roger Sullivan, author of Immanuel Kant's Moral Theory and An Introduction to Kant's Ethics

Descrizione del libro:

This book investigates the claim that there can only be one principle of morality, the categorical imperative. It constructs a criterial reading of Kant's derivation of one version of that imperative, the Formula of Universal Law, and reveals a novel approach to deriving another version, the Formula of Humanity.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521009278
• ISBN 13: 9780521009270
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 244