Kantian Ethics, Dignity and Perfection

✍ Scribed by Paul Formosa

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2017
Tongue: English
Leaves: 232
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

In this volume Paul Formosa sets out a novel approach to Kantian ethics as an ethics of dignity by focusing on the Formula of Humanity as a normative principle distinct from the Formula of Universal Law. By situating the Kantian conception of dignity within the wider literature on dignity, he develops an important distinction between status dignity, which all rational agents have, and achievement dignity, which all rational agents should aspire to. He then explores constructivist and realist views on the foundation of the dignity of rational agents, before developing a compelling account of who does and does not have status dignity and of what kind of achievement dignity or virtue we, as vulnerable rational agents, can and should strive for. His study will be highly valuable for those interested in Kant's ethical, moral and political philosophies.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half title
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Kantian Ethics as an Ethics of Dignity
1 The Categorical Imperative and the Formula of Humanity
2 Grounding Dignity: A Constructivist Foundation for the Formula of Humanity
3 Treating People with Dignity and Respect: How to Apply the Formula of Humanity to Vulnerable Humans
4 Who Has Dignity? Rational Agency and the Limits of the Formula of Humanity
5 Achievement Dignity, Virtue and Autonomy: How to Live Up to Your Status Dignity
Bibliography
Index

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