Kant and the Ethics of Humility: A Story of Dependence, Corruption and Virtue

by Jeanine Grenberg

Book Overview

In previous years, philosophers have either ignored the virtue of humility or found it to be in need of radical redefinition. But humility is a central human virtue, and it is the purpose of this book to defend that claim from a Kantian point of view. Jeanine Grenberg argues that we can indeed speak of Aristotelian-style, but still deeply Kantian, virtuous character traits. She proposes moving from focus on action to focus on person, not leaving the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521131219
• ISBN13: 9780521131216
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"