Kant's arguments for the reality of human freedom and the normativity
of the moral law continue to inspire work in contemporary moral
philosophy. Many prominent ethicists invoke Kant, directly or
indirectly, in their efforts to derive the authority of moral
requirements from a more basic conception of action, agency, or
rationality. But many commentators have detected a deep rift between
the Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals and the Critique of
Practical Reason, leaving Kant's project of justification exposed to
conflicting assessments and interpretations. In this ground-breaking
study of Kant, Owen Ware defends the controversial view that Kant's
mature writings on ethics share a unified commitment to the moral
law's primacy. Using both close analysis and historical
contextualization, Owen Ware overturns a paradigmatic way of reading
Kant's arguments for morality and freedom, situating them within
Kant's critical methodology at large. The result is a novel
understanding of Kant that challenges much of what goes under the
banner of Kantian arguments for moral normativity today.
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ISBN
9780192589828
Publisert
2021
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Oxford University Press Academic UK
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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