Kant's impure ethics : from rational beings to human beings

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Kant's impure ethics : from rational beings to human beings

Robert B. Louden

Oxford University Press, 2002, c2000

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"First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2002"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. 232-245

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is the first book-length study in any language to examine in detail and critically assess the second part of Kant's ethics-an empirical, impure part, which determines how best to apply pure principles to the human situation. Drawing attention to Kant's under-explored impure ethics, this revealing investigation refutes the common and long-standing misperception that Kants ethics advocates empty formalism. Making detailed use of a variety of Kantian texts never before translated into English, author Robert B. Louden reassesses the strengths and weaknesses of Kantian ethics as a whole, once the second part is re-admitted to its rightful place within Kant's practical philosophy.

Table of Contents

  • INTRODUCTION
  • FIELDS OF IMPURITY
  • CONCLUSION

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  • NCID
    BA65178464
  • ISBN
    • 0195160304
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York ; Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvii, 254 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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