Agency and Autonomy in Kant's Moral Theory: Selected Essays

by Andrews Reath

Overview

Andrews Reath presents a selection of his best essays on various features of Kant's moral psychology and moral theory, with particular emphasis on his conception of rational agency and his conception of autonomy. Together the essays articulate Reath's original approach to Kant's views about human autonomy, which explains Kant's belief that objective moral requirements are based on principles we choose for ourselves. With two new papers, and revised versions of several others, the volume will be of great interest to all students and scholars of Kant and of moral philosophy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199288823
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/27/2006
Edition description:	Pbk Version ed.
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	9.21(w) x 6.14(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

University of California, Riverside

Table of Contents

1. Kant's Theory of Moral Sensibility: Respect for the Moral Law and the Influence of Inclination2. Hedonism, Heteronomy, and Kant's Principle of Happiness3. The Categorical Imperative and Kant's Conception of Practical Rationality4. Legislating the Moral Law5. Autonomy of the Will as the Foundation of Morality6. Legislating for a Realm of Ends: The Social Dimension of Autonomy7. Agency and Universal Law8. Duties to Oneself and Self-Legislation9. Agency and the Imputation of Consequences in Kant's Ethics

Editorial Reviews

"Andrews Reath is one of the most important post-Rawlsian Kantian moral philosophers and particularly important for his focus on close readings of specific passages in key Kantian texts. This collection of his best published (and two previously unpublished) articles gives an excellent sense for Reath's overall reading of Kant.... This book should be read by all serious Kant scholars and anyone interested in neoKantian ethics."—Patrick Frierson, The Review of Metaphysics

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