The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics
Blackwell Guides to Great Works
1. Edition March 2009
288 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
Part of Blackwell Guides to the Great Works, this exemplary text serves as a companion to understanding Kant's difficult but classic and hugely influential ethical theory. Featuring twelve original essays by outstanding contemporary philosophers reflecting on the best and most up-to-date scholarship on Kantian ethics, it offers comprehensive coverage of Kant's landmark works designed to appeal to a wide student and professional audience, especially those that teach ethics. In addition, the work could help to make Kant's classic writings on ethics more accessible to serious general readers.
Through a collection of new, previously unpublished essays, The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics addresses diverse topics crucial to our understanding of Kant's moral philosophy and its implications for the modern age.
* Provides a fresh perspective on themes in Kant's moral philosophy
* Addresses systematically Kant's foundational work, Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals and his more specific treatment of justice and virtue in The Metaphysics of Morals
* Includes essays by both established scholars and rising stars
* Identifies common misperceptions of Kant's thought and challenges some prevailing interpretations
* Shows how Kant developed and supplemented his earlier ethical thought with specific discussions of practical issues in law, international relations, personal relations, and self-regarding virtues and vices
Notes on Contributors.
Abbreviations of Kant's Works.
Part I: Basic Themes.
Part II: Argument and Critique.
Part III: Justice: Private, Public, and International Right.
Part IV: Virtue: Love, Respect, and Duties to Oneself.
Part V: Retrospective.
Index.