Kant and applied ethics : the uses and limits of Kant's practical philosophy / Matthew C. Altman.
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TextPublisher: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781118114162; 1118114167; 9781118114124; 1118114124Subject(s): Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804 | Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804 | Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804 | Applied ethics | Ethical problems | Applied ethics | Ethical problemsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Kant and applied ethics.DDC classification: 170.92 LOC classification: B2799.E8 | A47 2012Online resources: Wiley Online Library | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Front Matter -- Introduction: Why Kant Now -- Applying Kant's Ethics. Part Introduction -- Animal Suffering and Moral Character -- Kant's Strategic Importance for Environmental Ethics -- Moral and Legal Arguments for Universal Health Care -- The Scope of Patient Autonomy -- Kantian Arguments against Kant's Conclusions. Part Introduction -- Subjecting Ourselves to Capital Punishment -- Same-Sex Marriage as a Means to Mutual Respect -- Limitations of Kant's Theory. Part Introduction -- Consent, Mail-Order Brides, and the Marriage Contract -- Individual Maxims and Social Justice -- The Decomposition of the Corporate Body -- Becoming a Person -- Conclusion: Emerging from Kant's Long Shadow -- Bibliography -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Animal suffering and moral character -- Kant's strategic importance for environmental ethics -- Moral and legal arguments for universal health care -- The scope of patient autonomy -- Subjecting ourselves to capital punishment -- Same-sex marriage as a means to mutual respect -- Consent, mail-order brides, and the marriage contract -- Individual maxims and social justice -- The decomposition of the corporate body -- On becoming a person -- Conclusion: emerging from Kant's long shadow.
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Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley InterScience, 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 2, 2011). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
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