Practice of Moral Judgment

Häftad, Engelska, 1996

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Beskrivning

Barbara Herman argues for a radical shift in the way we perceive Kant's ethics. She convincingly reinterprets the key texts, at once allowing Kant to mean what he says while showing that what Kant says makes good moral sense. She urges us to abandon the tradition that describes Kantian ethics as a deontology, a moral system of rules of duty. She finds the central idea of Kantian ethics not in duty but in practical rationality as a norm of unconditioned goodness. This book both clarifies Kant's own theory and adds programmatic vitality to modern moral philosophy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1996-02-01
Mått:156 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:268
Förlag:Harvard University Press
ISBN:9780674697188

Utforska kategorier

Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Barbara Herman is Griffin Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Recensioner i media

We can gratefully acknowledge that Herman has succeeded in exploring some rich new territory with unusual patience, originality, and insight. In a domain, like Kantian ethics, that many would suppose has already been fully mapped and assessed, this is a remarkable and welcome accomplishment.

Innehållsförteckning

Note on Sources 1. On the Value of Acting from the Motive of Duty 2. Integrity and Impartiality 3. Mutual Aid and Respect for Persons 4. The Practice of Moral judgment 5. What Happens to the Consequences? 6. Murder and Mayhem 7. Moral Deliberation and the Derivation of Duties 8. Obligation and Performance 9. Agency, Attachment, and Difference 10. Leaving Deontology Behind Credits Index