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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782863903321

Autore

Hill Thomas E

Titolo

Human welfare and moral worth [[electronic resource] ] : Kantian perspectives / / Thomas E. Hill, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Clarendon Press

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002

ISBN

0-19-159769-4

1-281-93053-9

9786611930530

0-19-153095-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (428 p.)

Disciplina

170

Soggetti

Ethics - History - 18th century

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. [403]-411) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Abbreviations for Kant's Works""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I. Some Basic Kantian Themes""; ""1. Kantian Analysis: From Duty to Autonomy""; ""2. Is a Good Will Overrated?""; ""3. Hypothetical Consent in Kantian Constructivism""; ""PART II. Human Welfare: Self-interest and Regard for Others""; ""4. Beneficence and Self-Love""; ""5. Reasonable Self-Interest""; ""6. Happiness and Human Flourishing""; ""7. Meeting Needs and Doing Favors""; ""8. Personal Values and Setting Oneself Ends""; ""PART III. Moral Worth: Self-Assessment and Desert""; ""9. Four Conceptions of Conscience""

""10. Wrongdoing, Desert, and Punishment""""11. Punishment, Conscience, and Moral Worth""; ""12. Moral Dilemmas, Gaps, and Residues""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""

Sommario/riassunto

Thomas Hill, a leading figure in the recent development of Kantian moral philosophy, presents a series of essays that interpret and develop Kant's ideas on ethics.