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Kant and Applied Ethics makes an important contribution to Kant scholarship, illuminating the vital moral parameters of key ethical debates. Offers a critical analysis of Kant's ethics, interrogating the theoretical bases of his theory and evaluating their strengths and weaknesses Examines the controversies surrounding the most important ethical discussions taking place today, including abortion, the death penalty, and same-sex marriage Joins innovative thinkers in contemporary Kantian scholarship, including Christine Korsgaard, Allen Wood, and Barbara Herman, in taking Kant's philosophy in new and interesting directions Clarifies Kant's legacy for applied ethics, helping us to understand how these debates have been structured historically and providing us with the philosophical tools to address them

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Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy History of Western philosophy

• Full title: Kant and Applied Ethics - The Uses and Limits of Kant's Practical Philosophy
• Author: Matthew C. Altman
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 330
• EAN: 9780470657669
• ISBN: 0470657669
• ID: 04885057
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Weight: 638 g
• Dimensions: 236 × 159 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 14. October 2011

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