Agency and autonomy in Kant's moral theory /

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Author / Creator:Reath, Andrews.
Imprint:Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Description:1 online resource (ix, 277 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11158862
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ISBN:9781435624191
143562419X
9780191603648
0191603643
0199288836
9780199288830
0199288828
9780199288823
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-274) and indexes.
English.
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Summary:Reath presents a selection of his essays on various features of Kant's moral philosophy and moral theory, with particular emphasis on his conception of rational agency and autonomy. He explores Kant's belief that objective moral requrirements are based on principles we choose for ourselves.
Other form:Print version: Reath, Andrews. Agency and autonomy in Kant's moral theory. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 0199288836 9780199288830
Table of Contents:
  • Kant's theory of moral sensibility : respect for the moral law and the influence of inclination
  • Hedonism, heteronomy, and Kant's principle of happiness
  • The categorical imperative and Kant's conception of practical rationality
  • Legislating the moral law
  • Autonomy of the will as the foundation of morality
  • Legislating for a realm of ends : the social dimension of autonomy
  • Agency and universal law
  • Self-legislation and duties to oneself
  • Agency and the imputation of consequences in Kant's ethics.