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Morality as Rationality: A Study of Kant's Ethics

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First published in 1990. The aim of this thesis is to show that the way to understand the central claims of Kant's ethics is to accept the idea that morality is a distinctive form of rationality; that the moral "ought" belongs to a system of imperatives based in practical reason; and that moral judgment, therefore, is a species of rational assessment of agents' actions. It argues, in effect, that you cannot understand Kant's views about morality if you read him with Humean assumptions about rationality. This title will be of interest to students of philosophy.

Pages: 326

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Routledge

Release: April 25, 2016

ISBN: 1138650722

ISBN 13: 9781138650725

Morality as Rationality: A Study of Kant's Ethics

4/5 ( ratings)

First published in 1990. The aim of this thesis is to show that the way to understand the central claims of Kant's ethics is to accept the idea that morality is a distinctive form of rationality; that the moral "ought" belongs to a system of imperatives based in practical reason; and that moral judgment, therefore, is a species of rational assessment of agents' actions. It argues, in effect, that you cannot understand Kant's views about morality if you read him with Humean assumptions about rationality. This title will be of interest to students of philosophy.

Pages: 326

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Routledge

Release: April 25, 2016

ISBN: 1138650722

ISBN 13: 9781138650725

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