Autonomy and Sympathy

A Post-Kantian Moral Image

Filimon Peonidis (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

98 Seiten

2005
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-3080-1 (ISBN)

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Individuals who value personal autonomy and sympathize with others can be guided by a set of central obligations that are familiar to those sharing in the Western moral tradition. These obligations may not be applicable to every imaginable situation, but the informed determination to act upon them is necessary for combating serious and easily identifiable moral evils. This overall argument is called a post-Kantian moral image. Here, "moral image" is understood as a comprehensive pattern of ethical thought that retains a high level of generality and imposes some order on our normative considerations. The characterization "post-Kantian" indicates that the proposed moral image is inspired by and draws upon Kant's practical philosophy. At the same time it avoids certain problematic Kantian positions and incorporates others that have been vehemently rejected by Kant— like the key role of emotion— in undertaking and justifying morality.

Filimon Peonidis is Assistant Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Professor Peonidis holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Crete.

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Abbreviations
Chapter 3 Acknowledgments
Chapter 4 Basic Themes From Kant's Ethics
Chapter 5 Towards a Post-Kantian Moral Image
Chapter 6 Sympathy as a Moral Emotion
Chapter 7 Autonomic Obligations
Chapter 8 Bibliography
Chapter 9 Index
Chapter 10 About the Author

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.5.2005
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 215 mm
Gewicht	136 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
ISBN-10	0-7618-3080-4 / 0761830804
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-3080-1 / 9780761830801
Zustand	Neuware