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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817209303321

Autore

Reath Andrews

Titolo

Agency and autonomy in Kant's moral theory / / Andrews Reath

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Clarendon Press

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-160364-3

9786611154653

1-4356-2419-X

1-281-15465-2

0-19-153719-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Disciplina

170.92

Soggetti

Act (Philosophy)

Agent (Philosophy)

Autonomy (Philosophy)

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. [270]-274) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.