Kant on moral autonomy /

The concept of autonomy is one of Kant's central legacies for contemporary moral thought. We often invoke autonomy as both a moral ideal and a human right, especially a right to determine oneself independently of foreign determinants; indeed, to violate a person's autonomy is considered to...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sensen, Oliver
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2013]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Oliver Sensen
  • Part I. Kant's Conception of Autonomy: 1. Kantian autonomy and contemporary ideas of autonomy / Thomas E. Hill; 2. Kant's conception of autonomy of the will / Andrews Reath; 3. Vindicating autonomy / Karl Ameriks; 4. Progress toward autonomy / Paul Guyer
  • Part II. The Development and Influence of Kant's Conception of Autonomy: 5. Transcending nature, unifying reason: on Kant's debt to Rousseau / Richard Velkley; 6. Kant and the 'paradox' of autonomy / Susan Meld Shell; 7. Autonomy in Kant and German idealism / Henry E. Allison; 8. Autonomy after Kant / J.B. Schneewind; 9. Personal autonomy and public authority / Katrin Flikschuh
  • Part III. The Moral Significance of Kant's Conception for Contemporary Moral Philosophy: 10. Moralized nature, naturalized autonomy / Heiner F. Klemme; 11. Autonomy and moral regard for ends / Jens Timmermann; 12 . 'A Free Will and a Will Under Moral Laws are the Same' / Dieter Schönecker; 13. Morality and autonomy / Philip Stratton-Lake; 14. The moral importance of autonomy / Oliver Sensen
  • Postscript: heteronomy as the clue to Kantian autonomy / Onora O'Neill.