TY - BOOK AU - Altman,Matthew C TI - Kant and applied ethics : the uses and limits of Kant`s practical philosophy SN - 9780470657669 U1 - 170.92 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Malden PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Kant, Immanuel, KW - Applied ethics KW - Ethical problems N1 - 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 ER -