Overview
Explores the different conceptions of humanity, morality and legality in Kant as main ‘manifestations’ or ‘dimensions’ of normativity
Maps out the conceptual geography in which the concept of normativity is articulated and evaluated
Written for scholars and students working on Kant, as well as ethics, value theory and legal theory
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Morality
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Humanity
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Back Matter
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About this book
It was not so long ago that the dominant picture of Kant’s practical philosophy was formalistic, focusing almost exclusively on his Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals and Critique of Practical Reason. However, the overall picture of Kant’s wide-ranging philosophy has since been broadened and deepened. We now have a much more complete understanding of the range of Kant’s practical interests and of his contributions to areas as diverse as anthropology, pedagogy, and legal theory. What remains somewhat obscure, however, is how these different contributions hang together in the way that Kant suggests that they must. This book explores these different conceptions of humanity, morality, and legality in Kant as main ‘manifestations’ or ‘dimensions’ of practical normativity. These interrelated terms play a crucial role in highlighting different rational obligations, their source(s), and their applicability in the face of changing circumstances.
Reviews
"Lyssy and Yeomans have put together a volume of exceptionally high quality on a notion central to Kantian philosophy. Taken together, the chapters easily represent the most comprehensive treatment available of normativity across the domains of Kant's practical philosophy. This will no doubt be a welcome resource for specialists, but the diversity of the topics discussed under the broader theme of normativity, not to mention the accessibility of each of the contributions, ensures that non-specialists will also find something of interest." (Corey W. Dyck, Professor and Faculty Scholar for Arts and Humanities, Western University, Canada)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Ansgar Lyssy is a researcher at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Christopher Yeomans is Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University, USA.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Kant on Morality, Humanity, and Legality
Book Subtitle: Practical Dimensions of Normativity
Editors: Ansgar Lyssy, Christopher Yeomans
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54050-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-54049-4Published: 31 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-54052-4Published: 01 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-54050-0Published: 30 October 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 280
Topics: German Idealism, Intellectual Studies, History of Early Modern Europe