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Kantian Ethics, Dignity and Perfection Paul Formosa (Macquarie University, Sydney)

Kantian Ethics, Dignity and Perfection By Paul Formosa (Macquarie University, Sydney)

Kantian Ethics, Dignity and Perfection by Paul Formosa (Macquarie University, Sydney)


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Presents an original and intuitive reading of Kantian ethics as an ethics of dignity, covering topics including agency, autonomy, moral development, vulnerability and virtue. This book will appeal to scholars and students of Kant's ethical, moral, legal and political philosophies.

Kantian Ethics, Dignity and Perfection Summary

Kantian Ethics, Dignity and Perfection by Paul Formosa (Macquarie University, Sydney)

In this volume Paul Formosa sets out a novel approach to Kantian ethics as an ethics of dignity by focusing on the Formula of Humanity as a normative principle distinct from the Formula of Universal Law. By situating the Kantian conception of dignity within the wider literature on dignity, he develops an important distinction between status dignity, which all rational agents have, and achievement dignity, which all rational agents should aspire to. He then explores constructivist and realist views on the foundation of the dignity of rational agents, before developing a compelling account of who does and does not have status dignity and of what kind of achievement dignity or virtue we, as vulnerable rational agents, can and should strive for. His study will be highly valuable for those interested in Kant's ethical, moral and political philosophies.

About Paul Formosa (Macquarie University, Sydney)

Paul Formosa is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney and a member of the Centre for Agency, Value and Ethics. He is co-editor of Politics and Teleology in Kant (2014) and has published numerous articles and chapters on various aspects of Kantian philosophy.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Kantian ethics as an ethics of dignity; 1. The categorical imperative and the formula of humanity; 2. Grounding dignity: a constructivist foundation for the formula of humanity; 3. Treating people with dignity and respect: how to apply the formula of humanity to vulnerable humans; 4. Who has dignity? Rational agency and the limits of the formula of humanity; 5. Achievement dignity, virtue and autonomy: how to live up to your status dignity.

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NLS9781316638866
9781316638866
1316638863
Kantian Ethics, Dignity and Perfection by Paul Formosa (Macquarie University, Sydney)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2020-01-09
229
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