Significance and System

Essays on Kant's Ethics

AvMark Timmons

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Significance and System: Essays on Kant's Ethics brings together central lines of thought in Mark Timmons's work on Kant's moral theory. The first part of the book concerns the interpretation and justification of the categorical imperative in which Timmons argues for a "differential roles" interpretation of the categorical imperative, according to which distinct formulations of this principle play different roles in the overall economy of Kant's ethics. In addition he offers a detailed interpretation of the analytic/synthetic distinction in Kant's ethics that plays a central role in Kant's justification of his supreme moral principle. In the second part, Timmons addresses questions about the relation between motive and rightness, arguing, for example, that contemporary Kantians have misunderstood that relation. This part also examines Kant's attempt in the Doctrine of Virtue to ground a system of ethical duties in the categorical imperative. In part three, Timmons turns to issues in Kant's psychology of moral evil, including the psychology of the devilish vices. Throughout Timmons combines interpretive insight with a critical eye in interpreting and criticizing Kant's ethical thought.

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Utgivningsdatum:2017-06-08
Mått:236 x 155 x 33 mm
Vikt:599 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780190203368

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Mark Timmons is Professor of Philosophy at University of Arizona. His books include Disputed Moral Issues, Third Edition, Kant's Metaphysics of Morals, and Morality without Foundations.

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This is an outstanding collection that will be immensely valuable to anyone interested in Kant, Kant's ethics or any aspect of practical philosophy discussed in the book.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements and SourcesAbbreviations for Kant's worksIntroduction Part I: Interpreting the Categorical Imperative 1. Necessitation and Justification in Kant's Ethics2. Decision Procedures, Moral Criteria, and the Problem of Relevant Descriptions in Kant's Ethics3. The Categorical Imperative and Universalizability4. The Philosophical and Practical Significance of Kant's Universality Formulations of the Categorical Imperative Part II: Motive, Rightness, and Virtue5. Motive and Rightness in Kant's Ethical System6. Kant's Grounding Project in the Doctrine of Virtue7. The Perfect Duty to Oneself as an Animal Being8. The Moral Significance of Gratitude in Kant's Ethics Part III: The Psychology of Moral Evil9. Love of Honor, Emulation, and the Devilish Vices in Kant's Ethics 10. The Good, the Bad, and the Badass: On the Descriptive Adequacy of Kant's Conception of Moral Evil Index