Kant and applied ethics the uses and limits of Kant`s practical philosophy

Altman, Matthew C

Kant and applied ethics the uses and limits of Kant`s practical philosophy - Malden Wiley-Blackwell 2011 - x, 320p. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-309) 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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Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.


Applied ethics.
Ethical problems.

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