Kant, duty, and moral worth / / Philip Stratton-Lake

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451066903321
• Autore: Stratton-Lake Philip
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000
• ISBN: 1-134-62752-1; 1-280-10676-X; 0-203-98935-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (166 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies in ethics and moral theory ; ; 2
• Disciplina: 170/.92
• Soggetti: Ethics, Modern - 18th century; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-150) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: KANT, DUTY AND MORAL WORTH; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Doing the right thing just because it is right; 2 Respect and moral motivation; 3 Acting from respect for the moral law; 4 An alternative account of acting from duty; 5 Filling out the details: Ross's theory of prima facie duties; 6 On the value of acting from duty; 7 Constructivism, autonomy and side-constraints; 8 Conclusion: absolutely universal principles and context sensitivity; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Kant, Duty and Moral Worth is a fascinating and original examination of Kant's account of moral worth. The complex debate at the heart of Kant's philosophy is over whether Kant said moral actions have worth only if they are carried out from duty, or whether actions carried out from mixed motives can be good. Philip Stratton-Lake offers a unique account of acting from duty, which utilizes the distinction between primary and secondary motives. He maintains that the moral law should not be understood as a normative moral reason but as playing a transcendental role. Thus a Kantian account