Agency And Autonomy In Kants Moral Theory

Author : Andrews Reath
Publisher : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 : 0191537195
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agency and Autonomy in Kant's Moral Theory written by Andrews Reath and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 2006-02-23 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrews Reath presents a selection of his best essays on various features of Kant's moral psychology and moral theory, with particular emphasis on his conception of rational agency and his conception of autonomy. The opening essays explore different elements of Kant's views about motivation, including his account of respect for morality as the distinctive moral motive and his view of the principle of happiness as a representation of the shared structure of non-moral choice. These essays stress the unity of Kant's moral psychology by arguing that moral and non-moral considerations motivate in essentially the same way. Several of the essays develop an original approach to Kant's conception of autonomy that emphasizes the political metaphors found throughout Kant's writings on ethics. They argue that autonomy is best interpreted not as a psychological capacity, but as a kind of sovereignty: in claiming that moral agents have autonomy, Kant regards them as a kind of sovereign legislator with the power to give moral law through their willing. The final essays explore some of the implications of this conception of autonomy elsewhere in Kant's moral thought, arguing that his Formula of Universal Law uses this conception of autonomy to generate substantive moral principles and exploring the connection between Kantian self-legislation and duties to oneself. The collection offers revised versions of several previously published essays, as well as two new papers, 'Autonomy of the Will as the Foundation of Morality' and 'Agency and Universal Law'. It will be of interest to all students and scholars of Kant, and to many moral philosophers.

Author : Andrews Reath
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9780199288823
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agency and Autonomy in Kant's Moral Theory written by Andrews Reath and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2006 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reath presents a selection of his essays on various features of Kant's moral philosophy and moral theory, with particular emphasis on his conception of rational agency and autonomy. He explores Kant's belief that objective moral requrirements are based on principles we choose for ourselves.

Author : Andrews Reath
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0199288828
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agency and Autonomy in Kant's Moral Theory written by Andrews Reath and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2006 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kant's theory of moral sensibility : respect for the moral law and the influence of inclination -- Hedonism, heteronomy, and Kant's principle of happiness -- The categorical imperative and Kant's conception of practical rationality -- Legislating the moral law -- Autonomy of the will as the foundation of morality -- Legislating for a realm of ends : the social dimension of autonomy -- Agency and universal law -- Self-legislation and duties to oneself -- Agency and the imputation of consequences in Kant's ethics.

Author : Oliver Sensen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107004861
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kant on Moral Autonomy written by Oliver Sensen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the central importance Kant's concept of autonomy for contemporary moral thought and modern philosophy.

Author : Eric Watkins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110718245X
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kant on Persons and Agency written by Eric Watkins and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume investigates Kant's conception of what a human being is and how a human being can act autonomously. Scholars explore fundamental topics such as freedom, autonomy, and personhood from both practical and theoretical perspectives, and consider their importance within Kant's wider system of philosophy.

Author : Matthew C. Altman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118114132
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kant and Applied Ethics written by Matthew C. Altman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-26 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 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

Author : James Stacey Taylor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139442718
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Personal Autonomy written by James Stacey Taylor and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-10 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autonomy has recently become one of the central concepts in contemporary moral philosophy and has generated much debate over its nature and value. This 2005 volume brings together essays that address the theoretical foundations of the concept of autonomy, as well as essays that investigate the relationship between autonomy and moral responsibility, freedom, political philosophy, and medical ethics. Written by some of the most prominent philosophers working in these areas, this book represents research on the nature and value of autonomy that will be essential reading for a broad swathe of philosophers as well as many psychologists.

Author : Katerina Deligiorgi
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191631272
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Scope of Autonomy written by Katerina Deligiorgi and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katerina Deligiorgi offers a contemporary defence of autonomy that is Kantian in orientation but which engages closely with recent arguments about agency, morality, and practical reasoning. Autonomy is a key concept in contemporary moral philosophy with deep roots in the history of the subject. However, there is still no agreed view about the correct way to formulate an account of autonomy that adequately captures both our capacity for self-determination and our responsiveness to reasons. The theory defended in The Scope of Autonomy is distinctive in two respects. First, whereas autonomy has primarily been understood in terms of our relation to ourselves, Deligiorgi shows that it also centrally involves our relation to others. Identifying the intersubjective dimension of autonomy is crucial for the defence of autonomy as a morality of freedom. Second, autonomy must be treated as a composite concept and hence not capturable in simple definitions such as acting on one's higher order desires or on principles one endorses. One of the virtues of the composite picture is that it shows autonomy lying at the intersection of concerns with morality, practical rationality, and freedom. Autonomy pertains to all these areas, though it does not exactly coincide with any of them. Proving this, and so tracing the scope of autonomy, is therefore essential: Deligiorgi shows that autonomy is theoretically plausible, psychologically realistic, and morally attractive.

Author : Stefano Bacin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107182859
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Emergence of Autonomy in Kant's Moral Philosophy written by Stefano Bacin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-25 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough study of why Kant developed the concept of autonomy, one of his central legacies for contemporary moral thought.

Author : Jane Kneller
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791437438
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Autonomy and Community written by Jane Kneller and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how Kant's basic position applies to and clarifies present-day problems of war, race, abortion, capital punishment, labor relations, the environment, and marriage.