Beyond duty : Kantian ideals of respect, beneficence, and appreciation /
Of the Deliberative Framework -- Human Dignity -- Positive Ideals of Human Dignity -- Notes -- 8: Kantian Ethics and Utopian Thinking -- Problem Cases: (A) Lying to the Murderer and (B) Torture and the Ticking Bomb -- What Are "Utopias" and (Unwarranted) "Utopian Thinking"? -- So...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Of the Deliberative Framework -- Human Dignity -- Positive Ideals of Human Dignity -- Notes -- 8: Kantian Ethics and Utopian Thinking -- Problem Cases: (A) Lying to the Murderer and (B) Torture and the Ticking Bomb -- What Are "Utopias" and (Unwarranted) "Utopian Thinking"? -- Some Potentially Good Uses of Utopias -- Corresponding Dangers of Bad "Utopian Thinking"--"Utopian Thinking" in Rousseau's Political Philosophy -- Similar Utopian Thinking in Everyday Life and in Kantian Ethics? -- (A) Making Principles Universal -- (B) Treating Each Person with Dignity That Must Never Be Violated Beyond Duty presents key works on Kantian moral theory and practical ethics from a distinguished Kant scholar and moral philosopher. With a new emphasis on ideals beyond the strictest requirements of moral duty, Thomas E. Hill, Jr. expands the core aspects of Kantian ethics to offer a broader perspective on familiar moral problems. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 319 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780192660213 0192660217 9780191937705 0191937703 |