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Kant and applied ethics : the uses and limits of Kant's practical philosophy
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- Creator
- Matthew C. Altman
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
- ISBNs
- 9781118114162, 1118114167, 9781118114124, 1118114124, 9780470657669, 0470657669, 9780470657669
- OCLC
- ocn761321517
- License restrictions may limit access.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley InterScience, 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 2, 2011). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
- Front Matter -- Introduction: Why Kant Now -- Applying Kant's Ethics. Part Introduction -- Animal Suffering and Moral Character -- Kant's Strategic Importance for Environmental Ethics -- Moral and Legal Arguments for Universal Health Care -- The Scope of Patient Autonomy -- Kantian Arguments against Kant's Conclusions. Part Introduction -- Subjecting Ourselves to Capital Punishment -- Same-Sex Marriage as a Means to Mutual Respect -- Limitations of Kant's Theory. Part Introduction -- Consent, Mail-Order Brides, and the Marriage Contract -- Individual Maxims and Social Justice -- The Decomposition of the Corporate Body -- Becoming a Person -- Conclusion: Emerging from Kant's Long Shadow -- Bibliography -- Index
- Animal suffering and moral character -- Kant's strategic importance for environmental ethics -- Moral and legal arguments for universal health care -- The scope of patient autonomy -- Subjecting ourselves to capital punishment -- Same-sex marriage as a means to mutual respect -- Consent, mail-order brides, and the marriage contract -- Individual maxims and social justice -- The decomposition of the corporate body -- On becoming a person -- Conclusion: emerging from Kant's long shadow