Autonomy and Self-Respect
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (605 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521397723 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"The book would be an invaluable accompaniment to Kant's own texts in a Kant's ethics course and it would make a much more interesting main text than one can usually get in a practical ethics course." Christine Korsgaard, University of Chicago
The essays are crisply and lucidly written and will appeal to both teachers and students of philosophy.. This stimulating collection of essays in ethics eschews the simple exposition and refinement of abstract theories. Such issues are: Is it wrong to tell a lie to protect someone from a painful truth? Should one commit a lesser evil to prevent another from doing something worse? Can one be both autonomous and compassionate? Other topics discussed are servility, weakness of will, suicide, obligations to oneself, snobbery, and environmental concerns. A feature of the collection is the contrast of Kantian and utilitarian answers to these problems. Rather, the author focuses on everyday m
"Three Stars" according to Peace. I like this topic.