- Offers a critical analysis of Kant’s ethics, interrogating the theoretical bases of his theory and evaluating their strengths and weaknesses
- Examines the controversies surrounding the most important ethical discussions taking place today, including abortion, the death penalty, and same-sex marriage
- Joins innovative thinkers in contemporary Kantian scholarship, including Christine Korsgaard, Allen Wood, and Barbara Herman, in taking Kant’s philosophy in new and interesting directions
- Clarifies Kant’s legacy for applied ethics, helping us to understand how these debates have been structured historically and providing us with the philosophical tools to address them
Kant and Applied Ethics: The Uses and Limits of Kant's Practical Philosophy
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Author(s)Matthew C. Altman
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN0470657669
ISBN-139780470657669
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Sales Rank4,292,741
CategoryPhilosophy
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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Kant and Applied Ethics makes an important contribution to Kant scholarship, illuminating the vital moral parameters of key ethical debates.
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