Kant's Practical Philosophy : From Critique to Doctrine

by Banham, Gary

• ISBN13: 9781403989871
• ISBN10: 1403989877
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-11
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This important new study sets out a much more vivid account of the nature and range of Kant's concerns, demonstrating his commitment to the notion of rational religion and including extensive discussion of his treatment of evil. Culminating with accounts of property, the nature of right, and virtue, this work presents Kant as a vital revolutionary thinker.

Author Biography

Gary Banham is Reader in Transcendental Philosophy at the Manchester Metropolitan University.

Table of Contents

Introduction * Kant's pre-Critical Ethics * Freedom and the Ends of Reason * The Supreme Principle of Morality * The 'Fact' of Reason and the Summum Bonum * Radical Evil and Moral Redemption * Possession, Property and Contract * The Ends of Virtue * The Final Ends of Practical Philosophy * Notes * Bibliography * Index

Introduction * Kant's pre-Critical Ethics * Freedom and the Ends of Reason * The Supreme Principle of Morality * The 'Fact' of Reason and the Summum Bonum * Radical Evil and Moral Redemption * Possession, Property and Contract * The Ends of Virtue * The Final Ends of Practical Philosophy * Notes * Bibliography * Index