[PDF] Agency And Autonomy In Kants Moral Theory eBook

Author : Andrews Reath
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 38,38 MB
Release : 2006-02-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0191537195

GET BOOK

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
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 25,87 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199288823

GET BOOK

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
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 27,58 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0199288828

GET BOOK

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
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 37,30 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 1107004861

GET BOOK

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
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 38,43 MB
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 110718245X

GET BOOK

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
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 18,33 MB
Release : 2011-08-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1118114132

GET BOOK

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 : Jane Kneller
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 34,64 MB
Release : 1998-04-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1438409400

GET BOOK

In Autonomy and Community, contemporary Kant scholars apply Kant's moral and political views to current social issues, examining contemporary topics through the lenses of various recent Kantian approaches to issues in ethical, political, and social philosophy. The articles, written with a minimum of technical language, engage current social problems directly, demonstrating the possibility of diverse applications of Kant's views. The authors, reaching well beyond the realm of academic philosophy, apply Kant's moral and political views to contemporary social concerns both general and specific. Under the first heading are chapters presenting readings of Kant's social theory and theory of human history, the relationship of moral practice to the social contract, Kant's theory of civic duty, and the relevance of Kantian philosophy to contemporary feminist theory. In Part II, more specific issues of contemporary interest are explored: war, international relations, race and ethnicity questions, abortion, capital punishment, environmental ethics, labor relations, and the nature of the institution of marriage. Taken as a whole, Autonomy and Community shows that Kantianism offers a social vision that goes far beyond Kant's well-known abstract theory. [Contributors to the book include Sharon Anderson-Gold, Thomas Auxter, Susan Feldman, Gerald F. Gaus, Charles W. Mills, Nelson Potter, Philip Rossi, Robin May Schott, Harry van der Linden, Hollyn L. Wilson, Robert Paul Wolff, and Allen W. Wood.]

Author : Richard Dean
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 35,89 MB
Release : 2006-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0199285721

GET BOOK

The humanity formulation of Kant's Categorical Imperative demands that we treat humanity as an end in itself. Because this principle resonates with currently influential ideals of human rights and dignity, contemporary readers often find it compelling, even if the rest of Kant's moral philosophy leaves them cold. Moreover, some prominent specialists in Kant's ethics have recently turned to the humanity formulation as the most theoretically central and promising principle of Kant'sethics. Nevertheless, it has received less attention than many other aspects of Kant's ethics. Richard Dean offers the most sustained and systematic examination of the humanity formulation to date. He presents an original analysis of what it means to treat humanity as an end in itself, and examinesthe implications both for Kant scholarship and for practical guidance on specific moral issues.

Author : James Stacey Taylor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 35,72 MB
Release : 2005-01-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781139442718

GET BOOK

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
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 16,86 MB
Release : 2012-05-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0191631272

GET BOOK

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.