Kantian Ethics

by Allen W. Wood

Book Overview

Allen Wood investigates Kant's conception of ethical theory, using it to develop a viable approach to the rights and moral duties of human beings. By remaining closer to Kant's own view of the aims of ethics, Wood's understanding of Kantian ethics differs from the received 'constructivist' interpretation, especially on such matters as the ground and function of ethical principles, the nature of ethical reasoning and autonomy as the ground of ethics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521671140
• ISBN13: 9780521671149
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.5"