The Reality of the Ideal: A Study of Kant's Highest Good

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Alexander T. Englert (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Richmond University)

The Reality of the Ideal

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A Study of Kant's Highest Good

Alexander T. Englert (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Richmond University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
27 November 2025

Philosophy; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Ethics & moral philosophy; Social & political philosophy; History of ideas

Immanuel Kant claimed that when we act on the moral law, we engage in a collective project to bring about a world that we can only grasp in reason. The resulting image of an ideal world, Kant called, the

By: Alexander T. Englert (Assistant Professor of Philosophy Assistant Professor of Philosophy Richmond University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 168mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 635g
ISBN: 9780197785997
ISBN 10: 0197785999
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 27 November 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Abbreviations Preface: Ode to the Highest Good Introduction: The Highest Good in Contemplation Part I Practical Ideals 1. Ideas Versus Ideals 2. Practical Ideals as Grounds of Contemplation 3. The Moral Epistemic Gap 4. Filling the Gap, Embracing the Ideal Part II The Evolution of a Practical Ideal 5. A Mere Ideal Beyond Ends in Nature (1781-1786) 6. An Ideal as the Final End of the Will (1786-1788) 7. An Ideal as the Final End of the World (1790-1794) Part III Ideals and the Construction of a Worldview 8. Kantian Coherence as a Contemplative Need 9. Constructing a Kantian Worldview 10. The Practical Power of a Kantian Worldview Conclusion: The Reality of Kantian Ideals Epilogue: End of the Endless References Index

Alexander T. Englert is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Richmond, Virginia. He is the author of many academic works in peer-reviewed journals, such as British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Inquiry, and Res Philosophica, as well as popular essays for Aeon magazine and The Immanent Frame.