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Kant and Applied Ethics: The Uses and Limits of Kant's Practical Philosophy

By Matthew C. Altman

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2011
ISBN
0470657669, 9780470657669
LCC
B2799.E8 A47 2012
Open Library ID
OL24842682M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1160665 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
326\326
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

Kant and Applied Ethics makes an important contribution to Kant scholarship, illuminating the vital moral parameters of key ethical debates.Offers a critical analysis of Kant’s ethics, interrogating the theoretical bases of his theory and evaluating their strengths and weaknessesExamines the controversies surrounding the most important ethical discussions taking place today, including abortion, the death penalty, and same-sex marriageJoins innovative thinkers in contemporary Kantian scholarship, including Christine Korsgaard, Allen Wood, and Barbara Herman, in taking Kant’s philosophy in new and interesting directionsClarifies 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

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