Significance and System: Essays on Kant's Ethics

New York: Oxford University Press (2017)
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This collection features 10 essays on a variety of topics in Kant's ethics. Part 1 addresses questions about the interpretation and justification of the categorical imperative. Part 2 is concerned with the doctrine of virtue, while part 3 delves into various issues pertaining to Kant's moral psychology of evil.

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9780190203368   0190203366   9780190203399

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10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190203368.001.0001

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Introduction.  (pages 1-10)
Necessitation and Justification in Kant’s Ethics.  (pages 13-49)
Decision Procedures, Moral Criteria, and the Problem of Relevant Descriptions in Kant’s Ethics.  (pages 50-80)
The Categorical Imperative and Universalizability.  (pages 81-112)
The Philosophical and Practical Significance of Kant’s Universality Formulations of the Categorical Imperative.  (pages 113-136)
Motive and Rightness in Kant’s Ethical System.  (pages 139-174)
Kant’s Grounding Project in the Doctrine of Virtue.  (pages 175-218)
Perfect Duties to Oneself as an Animal Being.  (pages 219-240)
The Moral Significance of Gratitude in Kant’s Ethics.  (pages 241-268)
Love of Honor, Emulation, and the Psychology of the Devilish Vices.  (pages 271-292)
The Good, the Bad, and the Badass: On the Descriptive Adequacy of Kant's Conception of Moral Evil.  (pages 293-330)Mark Timmons

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