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Human Welfare and Moral Worth

Kantian Perspectives

By: Thomas E. Hill Jr.

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Human Welfare and Moral Worth

Kantian Perspectives

By: Thomas E. Hill Jr.

Thomas Hill, a leading figure in the recent development of Kantian moral philosophy, presents a series of essays that interpret and develop Kant's ideas on ethics. The first part of the book focuses on basic concepts: a priori method, a good will, categorical imperatives, autonomy, and constructivist strategies of argument. Hill goes on to consider aspects of human welfare, and then moral worth—the nature and grounds of moral assessment of persons as deserving esteem or blame. He offers illuminating discussions of happiness, beneficence, personal values, conscience, moral desert, moral dilemmas, and feelings of regret. He is critical of Kant at many points, but he shows how many familiar objections miss the mark. Two previously unpublished essays challenge the views of other influential Kant scholars and defend alternative interpretations of Kant on beneficence, supererogation, and what it means to 'set oneself an end'. These clear and careful writings show moral, poltical, and social philosophers just how valuable Kantian ethical theory can be in addressing practical matters.

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Clarendon Press

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0191530956

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Beyond Duty

Kantian Ideals of Respect, Beneficence, and Appreciation

By: Thomas E. Hill Jr.

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Beyond Duty

Kantian Ideals of Respect, Beneficence, and Appreciation

By: Thomas E. Hill Jr.

Beyond Duty presents a new collection of essays on Kantian moral theory and practical ethics from a distinguished philosopher known for making Kantian ethics accessible and relevant to contemporary problems. With a new emphasis on ideals beyond the strictest requirements of moral duty, Thomas E. Hill, Jr. expands the core aspects of Kantian ethics and offers a broader perspective on familiar moral problems. Some essays explain Kantian concepts, while others review work of leading contemporary philosophers or raise challenging ethical questions for more general audiences. Crucially, Hill develops an ethical ideal of appreciation of people and their lives. Distinguished from both respect and beneficence, this has important implications about how we should think about close personal relationships, such as friendships, families, and relationships with people with disabilities. Part I focuses on Kantian moral theory. Topics include the structure of Kant's argument in the Groundwork; his idea of imperfect duties to oneself; autonomy; and human dignity. Rawls' constructivism is defended against O'Neill's objections, and Kantian ethics defended against the charge of utopian thinking. Part II focuses on practical ethics, including the ethics of suicide; philanthropy; conscientious objection; and tragic choices when it seems that every alternative offends against human dignity. An essay on moral education contrasts Kantian and Rawlsian perspectives; another traces the role of self-respect in Rawls' theory of justice and contrasts a Kantian conception. The volume concludes with two essays that develop and illustrate the ideal of appreciation.

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Oxford University Press

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0192660217

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9780192660213

Respect, Pluralism, and Justice

Kantian Perspectives

By: Thomas E. Hill

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Respect, Pluralism, and Justice

Kantian Perspectives

By: Thomas E. Hill

Respect, Pluralism and Justice is a series of essays which sketch a broadly Kantian framework for moral deliberation, and then use it to address important social and political issues.

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Clarendon Press

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0198238355

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Virtue, Rules, and Justice

Kantian Aspirations

By: Thomas E. Hill Jr.,Thomas E. Hill

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Virtue, Rules, and Justice

Kantian Aspirations

By: Thomas E. Hill Jr.,Thomas E. Hill

Thomas E. Hill, Jr., interprets and extends Kant's moral theory in a series of essays that highlight its relevance to contemporary ethics. He introduces the major themes of Kantian ethics and explores its practical application to questions about revolution, prison reform, and forcible interventions in other countries for humanitarian purposes.

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Oxford University Press

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0199692009

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9780199692002

Autonomy and Self-Respect

By: Thomas E. Hill, Jr

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Autonomy and Self-Respect

By: Thomas E. Hill, Jr

This stimulating collection of essays in ethics eschews the simple exposition and refinement of abstract theories. Rather, the author focuses on everyday moral issues, often neglected by philosophers, and explores the deeper theoretical questions which they raise. Such issues are: is it wrong to tell a lie to protect someone from a painful truth? Should one commit a lesser evil to prevent another from doing something worse? Can one be both autonomous and compassionate? Other topics discussed are servility, weakness of will, suicide, obligations to oneself, snobbery, and environmental concerns. A feature of the collection is the contrast of Kantian and utilitarian answers to these problems. The essays are crisply and lucidly written and will appeal to both teachers and students of philosophy.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316583511

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British Ethical Theorists from Sidgwick to Ewing

By: Thomas Hurka

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British Ethical Theorists from Sidgwick to Ewing

By: Thomas Hurka

Thomas Hurka presents the first full historical study of an important strand in the development of modern moral philosophy. His subject is a series of British ethical theorists from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, who shared key assumptions that made them a unified and distinctive school. The best-known of them are Henry Sidgwick, G. E. Moore, and W. D. Ross; others include Hastings Rashdall, H. A. Prichard, C. D. Broad, and A. C. Ewing. They disagreed on some important topics, especially in normative ethics. Thus some were consequentialists and others deontologists: Sidgwick thought only pleasure is good while others emphasized perfectionist goods such as knowledge, aesthetic appreciation, and virtue. But all were non-naturalists and intuitionists in metaethics, holding that moral judgements can be objectively true, have a distinctive subject-matter, and are known by direct insight. They also had similar views about how ethical theory should proceed and what are relevant arguments in it; their disagreements therefore took place on common ground. Hurka recovers the history of this under-appreciated group by showing what its members thought, how they influenced each other, and how their ideas changed through time. He also identifies the shared assumptions that made their school unified and distinctive, and assesses their contributions critically, both when they debated each other and when they agreed. One of his themes is that that their general approach to ethics was more fruitful philosophically than many better-known ones of both earlier and later times.

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OUP Oxford

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0191038539

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9780191038532

Philosophy

Paradox and Discovery

By: Thomas A. Shipka

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Philosophy

Paradox and Discovery

By: Thomas A. Shipka

The many adopters of Philosophy: Paradox and Discovery fourth edition by Thomas A. Shipka and Arthur J. Minton, should appreciate the new edition of this popular reader for introductory philosophy courses. Philosophy: Paradox and Discovery presents philosophy as an immediate, vital and challenging process of discovery. The text has been specifically designed to help students evaluate their beliefs on basic issues and to see philosophy as a process of discovering and examining the paradoxes inherent in those issues. The 41 readings in this book are drawn from classic and contemporary sources.

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McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages

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0070425256

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9780070425255

The Lincoln Story

The Postwar Years

By: Thomas E. Bonsall

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The Lincoln Story

The Postwar Years

By: Thomas E. Bonsall

Lincoln's heritage is as rich as that of any car built anywhere in the world, and more impressive than all but a few. Generations of Americans have known it as the Car of Presidents; since the days of Franklin Roosevelt, the White House has exhibited a marked preference for Lincolns. This comprehensive, illustrated history describes in detail the successes and failures of the Lincoln from World War II up to the present-day Aviator. It discusses the forces in the market and in Ford Motor Company that have affected the Lincoln, and is a must read for anyone interested in this classic marque.

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Stanford University Press

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0804749418

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9780804749411

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Human Welfare and Moral Worth

Human Welfare and Moral Worth

Beyond Duty

Beyond Duty

Respect, Pluralism, and Justice

Respect, Pluralism, and Justice

Virtue, Rules, and Justice

Virtue, Rules, and Justice

Autonomy and Self-Respect

Autonomy and Self-Respect

British Ethical Theorists from Sidgwick to Ewing

British Ethical Theorists from Sidgwick to Ewing

Philosophy

Philosophy

The Lincoln Story

The Lincoln Story

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