Immanuel Kant and Utilitarian Ethics

Samuel Hollander

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English

Routledge
29 January 2024

Ethics & moral philosophy; Economic theory & philosophy; Economic history

Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

Adopting a view of utilitarian ethics in which motivation in the public interest takes on greater weight than is generally appreciated, this book explores the extent to which the philosophy of Immanuel Kant is consistent with this nuanced version of utilitarianism.

Kant’s requirement that full ethical merit needs an agent to act purely ‘from duty’ to forward ‘the universal end of happiness’ rather than from a personal inclination to achieve that end clearly distinguishes his position from the version of utilitarian ethics adopted here. But this book also demonstrates, by reference to his formal ethical works and his lectures on ethics and anthropology, Kant’s approval of a secondary category of conduct – conduct ‘in conformity with’ duty – entailing other-regarding or ‘sympathetic’ motivation to advance general happiness, differing from the utilitarian position only in its meriting a qualified degree of ethical credit. After comparing Kant with eighteenth-century utilitarian writers from Locke to Smith, and also with Bentham and Malthus, the book evaluates reactions to Kant by J.S. Mill and Karl Marx and proposes Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592) as a ‘precursor’ for maintaining a ‘Kantian’ doctrine of conduct ‘from duty’ and for other shared features. In terms of public policy, the work demonstrates Kant’s justification of poor relief and reduced inequality, his proposal for a state education plan and his opposition to paternalism.

This book provides essential reading for academic specialists and students concerned with the interface of political economy and ethics, as well as the history of economic thought, history of political thought and intellectual history.

By: Samuel Hollander
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032198170
ISBN 10: 1032198176
Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
Pages: 210
Publication Date: 29 January 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

INTRODUCTION AND PLAN OF WORK ONE. KANT ON VIRTUE TWO. KANT’S KÖNIGSBERG LECTURES ON ETHICS THREE. KANT’S KÖNIGSBERG LECTURES ON ANTHROPOLOGY FOUR. KANT IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY (UTILITARIAN) CONTEXT FIVE. KANT AND SOME LATER INTELLECTUAL RELATIONS SIX. MICHEL de MONTAIGNE (1533–1592): AN EARLY PRECURSOR OF KANT? SEVEN. KANT AND UTILITARIAN ETHICS. A GENERAL OVERVIEW

Samuel Hollander is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, Canada, and an Officer in the Order of Canada.

Reviews for Immanuel Kant and Utilitarian Ethics

"""Immanuel Kant and Utilitarian Ethics expertly demonstrates the complexities of the work of Kant and the utilitarians while making a sound argument for a heretofore unacknowledged connection between them, and is sure to reward repeated readings."" Mark D. White, Journal of the History of Economic Thought"