1st Edition

Morality as Rationality A Study of Kant's Ethics

By Barbara Herman Copyright 1990
326 Pages
by Routledge

326 Pages
by Routledge

326 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1990. The aim of this thesis is to show that the way to understand the central claims of Kant’s ethics is to accept the idea that morality is a distinctive form of rationality; that the moral "ought" belongs to a system of imperatives based in practical reason; and that moral judgment, therefore, is a species of rational assessment of agents’ actions. It argues, in effect, that... Read more

Preface;  1. Introduction  2. Maxims  3. The Hypothetical Imperative  4. The Categorical Imperative (The Formula of Universal Law)  5. The Categorical Imperative (The Formula of the Law of Nature)  6. The Categorical Imperative – Remaining Considerations;  Bibliography

Biography

Barbara Herman