Constructions of Reason: Explorations of Kant's Practical Philosophy

by Onora O'Neill

Book Overview

Two centuries after they were published, Kant's ethical writings are as much admired and imitated as they have ever been, yet serious and long-standing accusations of internal incoherence remain unresolved. Onora O'Neill traces the alleged incoherences to attempts to assimilate Kant's ethical writings to modern conceptions of rationality, action and rights. When the temptation to assimilate is resisted, a strikingly different and more cohesive account...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521388163
• ISBN13: 9780521388160
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"