1st Edition

Kant, Respect and Injustice (Routledge Revivals) The Limits of Liberal Moral Theory

By Victor Seidler Copyright 1986
260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

In this work, originally published in 1986, Victor Seidler explores the different notions of respect, equality and dependency in Kant’s moral writings. He illuminates central tensions and contradictions not only within Kant’s moral philosophy, but within the thinking and feeling about human dignity and social inequality which we take very much for granted within a liberal moral culture. In... Read more

1. Introduction: Respect, Equality and the Autonomy of Morality  2. Respect and Human Nature  3. Respect and Dignity  4. Respect, Impartiality and the Moral Law  5. Respect, Independence and Self-sufficiency  6. Obligation and Inequality  7. Liberalism, Inequality and Social Dependence  8. Liberalism and the Autonomy of Morality

Biography

Victor Seidler