The thesis of this book, first published in 1972, is that Kant’s notions of ‘absolute worth’, the ‘unconditioned’ and ‘unconditioned worth’ are rationalistic and confused, and that they spoil his ontology of personal value and tend to subvert his splendid idea of the person as an End in himself.
By:
Patrick Æ. Hutchings Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 644g ISBN:9780367135867 ISBN 10: 0367135868 Series:Routledge Library Editions: 18th Century Philosophy Pages: 348 Publication Date:15 November 2020 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
1. Kant, Harris and the Absolute Value 2. Kant, Harris and the Absolute or Sovereign Good 3. The Argument in Kant: I 4. The Argument in Kant: II 5. The Strange New Doctrine 6. The Ends of Reason, of Life and of Duty 7. Virtue and Rewards 8. Interest or Disinterestedness at the Root of Moral Conduct? 9. Kant’s Ontology of Personal Value: A False Absolute 10. Rationality as Value: Towards a Humanistic Ontology