Agency and Autonomy in Kant's Moral Theory: Selected Essays by Andrews Reath (En

Description: Agency and Autonomy in Kant's Moral Theory by Andrews Reath Presents a selection of essays on various features of Kants moral psychology and moral theory, with emphasis on his conception of rational agency and his conception of autonomy. These essays articulate Reaths approach to Kants views about human autonomy. This work is of interest to students and scholars of Kant and of moral philosophy. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Andrews Reath presents a selection of his best essays on various features of Kants moral psychology and moral theory, with particular emphasis on his conception of rational agency and his conception of autonomy. The opening essays explore different elements of Kants views about motivation, including his account of respect for morality as the distinctive moral motive and his view of the principle of happiness as a representation of the sharedstructure of non-moral choice. These essays stress the unity of Kants moral psychology by arguing that moral and non-moral considerations motivate in essentially the same way. Several of the essaysdevelop an original approach to Kants conception of autonomy that emphasizes the political metaphors found throughout Kants writings on ethics. They argue that autonomy is best interpreted not as a psychological capacity, but as a kind of sovereignty: in claiming that moral agents have autonomy, Kant regards them as a kind of sovereign legislator with the power to give moral law through their willing. The final essays explore some of the implications of this conception of autonomy elsewherein Kants moral thought, arguing that his Formula of Universal Law uses this conception of autonomy to generate substantive moral principles and exploring the connection between Kantian self-legislationand duties to oneself. The collection offers revised versions of several previously published essays, as well as two new papers, Autonomy of the Will as the Foundation of Morality and Agency and Universal Law. It will be of interest to all students and scholars of Kant, and to many moral philosophers. Author Biography Andrews Reath is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside. He is the author of Agency and Autonomy in Kants Moral Theory (2006) and the co-editor (with Barbara Herman and Christine M. Korsgaard) of Reclaiming the History of Ethics: Essays on John Rawls (Cambridge, 1997). Table of Contents 1: Kants Theory of Moral Sensibility: Respect for the Moral Law and the Influence of Inclination2: Hedonism, Heteronomy, and Kants Principle of Happiness3: The Categorical Imperative and Kants Conception of Practical Rationality4: Legislating the Moral Law5: Autonomy of the Will as the Foundation of Morality6: Legislating for a Realm of Ends: The Social Dimension of Autonomy7: Agency and Universal Law8: Duties to Oneself and Self-Legislation9: Agency and the Imputation of Consequences in Kants Ethics Review This is a rich collection; there is a lot to absorb...Reaths essays are among the best work being done by contemporary Kants ethic scholars and he has done as much (probably more) to advance our understanding of Kants theories of motivation and autonomy of the will as has anyone else. * Mark Thomas Mind * Promotional Outstanding essays from of one of the worlds leading Kant scholars. Long Description Andrews Reath presents a selection of his best essays on various features of Kants moral psychology and moral theory, with particular emphasis on his conception of rational agency and his conception of autonomy. The opening essays explore different elements of Kants views about motivation, including his account of respect for morality as the distinctive moral motive and his view of the principle of happiness as a representation of the sharedstructure of non-moral choice. These essays stress the unity of Kants moral psychology by arguing that moral and non-moral considerations motivate in essentially the same way. Several of the essays develop an original approach to Kants conception of autonomy that emphasizes the political metaphorsfound throughout Kants writings on ethics. They argue that autonomy is best interpreted not as a psychological capacity, but as a kind of sovereignty: in claiming that moral agents have autonomy, Kant regards them as a kind of sovereign legislator with the power to give moral law through their willing. The final essays explore some of the implications of this conception of autonomy elsewhere in Kants moral thought, arguing that his Formula of Universal Law uses this conception of autonomy togenerate substantive moral principles and exploring the connection between Kantian self-legislation and duties to oneself. The collection offers revised versions of several previously published essays, as well as two new papers, Autonomy of the Will as the Foundation ofMorality and Agency and Universal Law. It will be of interest to all students and scholars of Kant, and to many moral philosophers. Review Quote "Andrews Reath is one of the most important post-Rawlsian Kantian moral philosophers and particularly important for his focus on close readings of specific passages in key Kantian texts. This collection of his best published (and two previously unpublished) articles gives an excellent sense for Reaths overall reading of Kant.... This book should be read by all serious Kant scholars and anyone interested in neoKantian ethics."--Patrick Frierson,The Review of Metaphysics Feature Outstanding essays from of one of the worlds leading Kant scholarsIncludes two new and several revised papersReath offers a genuinely original view of Kantian ethicsWill interest moral philosophers as well as historians of philosophy Details ISBN0199288836 Author Andrews Reath Short Title AGENCY & AUTONOMY IN KANTS MOR Language English ISBN-10 0199288836 ISBN-13 9780199288830 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2006 Subtitle Selected Essays Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations black & white illustrations Affiliation University of California, Riverside DOI 10.1604/9780199288830 UK Release Date 2006-02-23 AU Release Date 2006-02-23 NZ Release Date 2006-02-23 Pages 290 Publisher Oxford University Press Publication Date 2006-02-23 Alternative 9780199288823 DEWEY 170 Audience Professional & Vocational Imprint Oxford University Press We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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