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Human Welfare and Moral Worth : Kantian Perspectives.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2002Copyright date: ©2002Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (428 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191530951
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Human Welfare and Moral WorthDDC classification:
  • 170
LOC classification:
  • B2799.E8.H554 2002
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- 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.
Summary: Thomas Hill, a leading figure in the recent development of Kantian moral philosophy, presents a set of essays exploring the implications of basic Kantian ideas for practical issues. The first part of the book provides background in central themes in Kant's ethics; the second part discusses questions regarding human welfare; the third focuses on moral worth -- the nature and grounds of moral assessment of persons as deserving esteem or blame. Hill shows moral, political, and social philosophers just how valuable moral theory can be in addressing practical matters.
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Intro -- 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.

Thomas Hill, a leading figure in the recent development of Kantian moral philosophy, presents a set of essays exploring the implications of basic Kantian ideas for practical issues. The first part of the book provides background in central themes in Kant's ethics; the second part discusses questions regarding human welfare; the third focuses on moral worth -- the nature and grounds of moral assessment of persons as deserving esteem or blame. Hill shows moral, political, and social philosophers just how valuable moral theory can be in addressing practical matters.

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