Kant and Applied Ethics

• Date de parution : 26/08/2011
• Editeur : Wiley-blackwell
• EAN : 9781118114131
• Série : (-)
• Support : Livre numérique

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• Genre : (-)
• Thème : Non attribué
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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 Kants ethics, interrogating the theoretical bases of his theory and evaluating their strengths and weaknessesExamines the... Voir plus

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 Kants ethics, interrogating the theoretical bases of his theory and evaluating their strengths and weaknessesExamines the controversies surrounding the most important ethical discussions taking place today, including abortion, the death penalty, and same-sex marriageJoins innovative thinkers in contemporary Kantian scholarship, including Christine Korsgaard, Allen Wood, and Barbara Herman, in taking Kants philosophy in new and interesting directionsClarifies Kants 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