Kants Platonic Revolution In Moral And Political Philosophy

Author : T. K. Seung
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kant's Platonic Revolution in Moral and Political Philosophy written by T. K. Seung and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than two centuries, Kant scholars have operated on the unquestioned premise that Kant's three Critiques offered a systematic exposition of his philosophy. But this unitary view, argues T. K. Seung, is gravely mistaken. In Kant's Platonic Revolution in Moral and Political Philosophy, Seung shows how each of the three works represents a major reformulation of the initial commitment to Platonism which Kant had made in his Inaugural Dissertation of 1770. For Kant, Platonic Forms are the basic ideas for constructing moral, aesthetic, and political norms and standards. This is the essence of Kant's Platonic constructivism, which Seung explicates with comparisons to other programs of construction, such as Hobbesian conventionalism and Hegelian historicism. Finally, he clarifies the link between constructivism and deconstruction.

Author : Charles Taliaferro
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521790277
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evidence and Faith written by Charles Taliaferro and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-02-28 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative history of philosophical reflection on religion from the seventeenth century to the present.

Author : M. Francis Reeves
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780761827702
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Platonic Engagements written by M. Francis Reeves and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2004 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Platonic Engagements, Helen, a college senior majoring in business and philosophy, raises central questions about ideal individual morality, social justice, education, political philosophies and management based on Plato's principles in the Republic. Plato's moral relevance to current issues in democratic capitalism is put to the test in this contemporary philosophical dialogue.

Author : John R. Wallach
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271031026
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Platonic Political Art written by John R. Wallach and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-12-16 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first comprehensive treatment of Plato’s political thought in a long time, John Wallach offers a "critical historicist" interpretation of Plato. Wallach shows how Plato’s theory, while a radical critique of the conventional ethical and political practice of his own era, can be seen as having the potential for contributing to democratic discourse about ethics and politics today. The author argues that Plato articulates and "solves" his Socratic Problem in his various dialogues in different but potentially complementary ways. The book effectively extracts Plato from the straightjacket of Platonism and from the interpretive perspectives of the past fifty years—principally those of Karl Popper, Leo Strauss, Hannah Arendt, M. I. Finley, Jacques Derrida, and Gregory Vlastos. The author’s distinctive approach for understanding Plato—and, he argues, for the history of political theory in general—can inform contemporary theorizing about democracy, opening pathways for criticizing democracy on behalf of virtue, justice, and democracy itself.

Author : Reidar Maliks
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108540384
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kant and the French Revolution written by Reidar Maliks and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-03 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To Kant, the French revolution's central events were the transfer of sovereignty to the people in 1789 and the trial and execution of the monarch in 1792-1793. Through a contextual study, this Element argues that while both events manifested the principle of popular sovereignty, the first did so in lawful ways, whereas the latter was a perversion of the principle. Kant was convinced that historical examples can help us understand political philosophy, and this Element seeks to show this in practice.

Author : Immanuel Kant
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781535579650
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals written by Immanuel Kant and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-28 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foundations of the Metaphysic of Morals, also known as the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Grounding of the Metaphysics of Morals and the Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals) is the first of Immanuel Kant''s mature works on moral philosophy and remains one of the most influential in the field. It''s a major work in applied moral philosophy deals with the basic principles of rights and of virtues. Morality and law are always a questionable mix. But Kant is not deterred. Emboldened by his firm categorical imperative, he examines basic legal principles through this hefty lens. The first half of the The Metaphysics of Morals seems to be the 18th Century''s version of Plato''s Laws. An analysis of what is law, what types of laws are there and what law should strive to be. Except, for Kant, it lacks the joyful meanderings of Plato. Kant conceives his investigation as a work of foundational ethics-one that clears the ground for future research by explaining the core concepts and principles of moral theory and showing that they are normative for rational agents. Kant aspires to nothing less than this: to lay bare the fundamental principle of morality and show that it applies to us. In the text, Kant provides a groundbreaking argument that the rightness of an action is determined by the character of the principle that a person chooses to act upon. Kant thus stands in stark contrast to the moral sense theories and teleological moral theories that dominated moral philosophy at the time he was writing. Central to the work is the role of what Kant refers to as the categorical imperative, the concept that one must act only according to that precept which he or she would will to become a universal law. The Groundwork is broken into a preface, followed by three sections. Kant''s argument works from common reason up to the supreme unconditional law, in order to identify its existence. He then works backwards from there to prove the relevance and weight of the moral law. The third and final section of the book is famously obscure, and it is partly because of this that Kant later, in 1788, decided to publish the Critique of Practical Reason. Preface In the preface to the Groundwork Kant motivates the need for pure moral philosophy and makes some preliminary remarks to situate his project and explain his method of investigation. Kant opens the preface with an affirmation of the ancient Greek idea of a threefold division of philosophy into logic, physics, and ethics. Logic is purely formal-it deals only with the form of thought itself, not with any particular objects. Physics and ethics, on the other hand, deal with particular objects: physics is concerned with the laws of nature, ethics with the laws of freedom. Scroll Up and Get Your Copy! Other Books From Our Library The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattleshttps://www.createspace.com/6423699 The Science of Being Great by Wallace D. Wattleshttps://www.createspace.com/6423727 The Science of Being Well by Wallace D. Wattleshttps://www.createspace.com/6423755 The Magic Story by Frederick Van Rensselaer Deyhttps://www.createspace.com/6425744 A Book About You by Charles F. Haanelhttps://www.createspace.com/6413405 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austenhttps://www.createspace.com/6425513 Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austenhttps://www.createspace.com/6428190 Northanger Abbey by Jane Austenhttps://www.createspace.com/6428537 Persuasion by Jane Austenhttps://www.createspace.com/6427638 Love and Friendship by Jane Austenhttps://www.createspace.com/6439962 Daisy Miller (1879) by Henry Jameshttps://www.createspace.com/6445037 Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanuhttps://www.createspace.com/6451809

Author : Hannah Arendt
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022623178X
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lectures on Kant's Political Philosophy written by Hannah Arendt and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hannah Arendt's last philosophical work was an intended three-part project entitled The Life of the Mind. Unfortunately, Arendt lived to complete only the first two parts, Thinking and Willing. Of the third, Judging, only the title page, with epigraphs from Cato and Goethe, was found after her death. As the titles suggest, Arendt conceived of her work as roughly parallel to the three Critiques of Immanuel Kant. In fact, while she began work on The Life of the Mind, Arendt lectured on "Kant's Political Philosophy," using the Critique of Judgment as her main text. The present volume brings Arendt's notes for these lectures together with other of her texts on the topic of judging and provides important clues to the likely direction of Arendt's thinking in this area.

Author : Reidar Maliks
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199645159
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kant's Politics in Context written by Reidar Maliks and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction : Kant in the public sphere -- Before the Revolution -- Freedom and equality -- Political rights -- Resistance and revolution -- War and peace -- Conclusion : after the Revolution. Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-189) and index.

Author : B.Sharon Byrd
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351561405
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kant and Law written by B.Sharon Byrd and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immanuel Kant's legal philosophy and theory have played an enormous role in the development of law since the eighteenth century. Although this influence can be seen primarily in German law and in the law of nations which have traditionally been oriented toward German legal development, today Kant's philosophy has experienced a Renaissance in the Anglo-American legal world. This anthology collects what the editors believe to be the very best of articles on Kant's legal theory, with an emphasis on his Metaphysics of Morals of 1797. In particular the articles relate to: 1) the nature of law and justice, 2) private law, 3) public law, 4) criminal law, 5) international law, and 6) cosmopolitan law.

Author : Elisabeth Ellis
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271059869
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kant’s Political Theory written by Elisabeth Ellis and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-06-12 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Past interpreters of Kant’s thought seldom viewed his writings on politics as having much importance, especially in comparison with his writings on ethics, which (along with his major works, such as the Critique of Pure Reason) received the lion’s share of attention. But in recent years a new generation of scholars has revived interest in what Kant had to say about politics. From a position of engagement with today’s most pressing questions, this volume of essays offers a comprehensive introduction to Kant’s often misunderstood political thought. Covering the full range of sources of Kant’s political theory—including not only the Doctrine of Right, the Critiques, and the political essays but also Kant’s lectures and minor writings—the volume’s distinguished contributors demonstrate that Kant’s philosophy offers compelling positions that continue to inspire the best thinking on politics today. Aside from the editor, the contributors are Michaele Ferguson, Louis-Philippe Hodgson, Ian Hunter, John Christian Laursen, Mika LaVaque-Manty, Onora O’Neill, Thomas W. Pogge, Arthur Ripstein, and Robert S. Taylor.