Categorical Principles Of Law

Author : Otfried Höffe
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0271021594

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Categorical Principles of Law by Otfried Höffe Pdf

In Germany, Otfried H&öffe has been a leading contributor to debates in moral, legal, political, and social philosophy for close to three decades. H&öffe's work (like that of his contemporary, J&ürgen Habermas), brings into relief the relevance of these German discussions to their counterparts in English-language circles. In this book, originally published in Germany in 1990 and expanded since, H&öffe proposes an extended and original interpretation of Kant&‚ philosophy of law, and social morality. H&öffe articulates his reading of Kant in the context of an account of modernity as a &"polyphonous project,&" in which the dominant themes of pluralism and empiricism are countered by the theme of categorically binding moral principles, such as human rights. Paying equal attention to the nuances of Kant's texts and the character of the philosophical issues in their own right, H&öffe ends up with a Kantianism that requires, rather than precludes, a moral anthropology and that questions the fashionable juxtaposition of Kant and Aristotle as exemplars of incompatible approaches to ethical and political thought.

Author : Otfried Höffe
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745692388

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Political Justice by Otfried Höffe Pdf

Otfried Höffe is one of the foremost political philosophers in Europe today. In this major work, already a classic in continental Europe, he re-examines philosophical discourse on justice - from Classical Greece to the present day. Höffe confronts what he sees as the two major challenges to any theory of justice: the legal, positivist claim that there are no standards of justice external to legal systems; and the anarchist claim that justice demands the rejection and abolition of all legal and state systems. Höffe sets out to continue the 'philosophical project of modernity', the legitimation of human rights, and their guarantee by the state, while at the same time rehabilitating the classical theory of political justice represented by Plato and Aristotle. He questions the success of the positivists in avoiding extra-legal normative claims, and casts doubt on the plausibility of their criticism of the Natural Law tradition. Most anarchists, he argues, rely on an uncritical assumption that social institutions other than states and legal orders do not coerce. In Höffe's view, some coercion is unavoidable, and the grounds for its justification must be examined. Principles of justice will be those principles which define fundamental rights, and which must be enforced if rights are to be respected.

Author : Immanuel Kant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Ethics
ISBN : MSU:31293102455189

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The Philosophy of Law by Immanuel Kant Pdf

Author : Arthur Ripstein
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674054516

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Force and Freedom by Arthur Ripstein Pdf

In this masterful work, both an illumination of Kant’s thought and an important contribution to contemporary legal and political theory, Arthur Ripstein gives a comprehensive yet accessible account of Kant’s political philosophy. Ripstein shows that Kant’s thought is organized around two central claims: first, that legal institutions are not simply responses to human limitations or circumstances; indeed the requirements of justice can be articulated without recourse to views about human inclinations and vulnerabilities. Second, Kant argues for a distinctive moral principle, which restricts the legitimate use of force to the creation of a system of equal freedom. Ripstein’s description of the unity and philosophical plausibility of this dimension of Kant’s thought will be a revelation to political and legal scholars. In addition to providing a clear and coherent statement of the most misunderstood of Kant’s ideas, Ripstein also shows that Kant’s views remain conceptually powerful and morally appealing today. Ripstein defends the idea of equal freedom by examining several substantive areas of law—private rights, constitutional law, police powers, and punishment—and by demonstrating the compelling advantages of the Kantian framework over competing approaches.

Author : Immanuel Kant
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780300128154

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Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant Pdf

Immanuel Kant’s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals is one of the most important texts in the history of ethics. In it Kant searches for the supreme principle of morality and argues for a conception of the moral life that has made this work a continuing source of controversy and an object of reinterpretation for over two centuries. This new edition of Kant’s work provides a fresh translation that is uniquely faithful to the German original and more fully annotated than any previous translation. There are also four essays by well-known scholars that discuss Kant’s views and the philosophical issues raised by the Groundwork. J.B. Schneewind defends the continuing interest in Kantian ethics by examining its historical relation both to the ethical thought that preceded it and to its influence on the ethical theories that came after it; Marcia Baron sheds light on Kant’s famous views about moral motivation; and Shelly Kagan and Allen W. Wood advocate contrasting interpretations of Kantian ethics and its practical implications.

Author : Kenneth R. Westphal
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191064128

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How Hume and Kant Reconstruct Natural Law by Kenneth R. Westphal Pdf

Kenneth R. Westphal presents an original interpretation of Hume's and Kant's moral philosophies, the differences between which are prominent in current philosophical accounts. Westphal argues that focussing on these differences, however, occludes a decisive, shared achievement: a distinctive constructivist method to identify basic moral principles and to justify their strict objectivity, without invoking moral realism nor moral anti-realism or irrealism. Their constructivism is based on Hume's key insight that 'though the laws of justice are artificial, they are not arbitrary'. Arbitrariness in basic moral principles is avoided by starting with fundamental problems of social coördination which concern outward behaviour and physiological needs; basic principles of justice are artificial because solving those problems does not require appeal to moral realism (nor to moral anti-realism). Instead, moral cognitivism is preserved by identifying sufficient justifying reasons, which can be addressed to all parties, for the minimum sufficient legitimate principles and institutions required to provide and protect basic forms of social coördination (including verbal behaviour). Hume first develops this kind of constructivism for basic property rights and for government. Kant greatly refines Hume's construction of justice within his 'metaphysical principles of justice', whilst preserving the core model of Hume's innovative constructivism. Hume's and Kant's constructivism avoids the conventionalist and relativist tendencies latent if not explicit in contemporary forms of moral constructivism.

Author : H. J. Paton
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1971-10-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0812210239

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The Categorical Imperative by H. J. Paton Pdf

A classic exposition of Kant's ethical thought.

Author : Immanuel Kant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Ethics
ISBN : OCLC:78616545

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Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant Pdf

Author : Michael Cholbi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107163461

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Understanding Kant's Ethics by Michael Cholbi Pdf

A systematic guide to Kant's ethical work and the debates surrounding it, accessible to students and specialists alike.

Author : Onora O'Neill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107113756

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From Principles to Practice by Onora O'Neill Pdf

Although abstract principles alone cannot guide action, they can be combined to shape good practical judgement and change the world.

Author : Paul Guyer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0521654211

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Kant on Freedom, Law, and Happiness by Paul Guyer Pdf

Guyer revises the traditional interpretation of Kant's philosophy and shows how Kant's coherent liberalism can guide us in current debates.

Author : Oliver Sensen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107004863

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Kant on Moral Autonomy by Oliver Sensen Pdf

This book explores the central importance Kant's concept of autonomy for contemporary moral thought and modern philosophy.

Author : Immanuel Kant
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780486112497

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Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant Pdf

What is morally permissible, and what is morally obligatory? These questions form the core of a vast amount of philosophical reasoning. In his Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant developed a basis for the answers. In this landmark work, the German philosopher asks what sort of maxim might function as a guide to appropriate action under a given set of circumstances. By universalizing such a maxim, would morally permissible behavior not become clear? Suppose that everyone were to behave in accordance with this maxim. If everyone followed the maxim in the same way without harm to civilized culture, then the behavior would be morally permissible. But what if no one followed the maxim? Would civilization thereby be at risk? In such a case, the behavior would be morally obligatory. Kant's test, known as the Categorical Imperative, is a logical proof of the Golden Rule and the centerpiece of this work. It constitutes his best-known contribution to ethical discussion, and a familiarity with his reasoning in this book is essential to students of philosophy, religion, and history.

Author : Immanuel Kant
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387044553

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Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals by Immanuel Kant Pdf

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : Hadley Arkes
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1986-08-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 069102247X

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First Things by Hadley Arkes Pdf

This book restores to us an understanding that was once settled in the "moral sciences": that there are propositions, in morals and law, which are not only true but which cannot be otherwise. It was understood in the past that, in morals or in mathematics, our knowledge begins with certain axioms that must hold true of necessity; that the principles drawn from these axioms hold true universally, unaffected by variations in local "cultures"; and that the presence of these axioms makes it possible to have, in the domain of morals, some right answers. Hadley Arkes restates the grounds of that older understanding and unfolds its implications for the most vexing political problems of our day. The author turns first to the classic debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. After establishing the groundwork and properties of moral propositions, he traces their application in such issues as selective conscientious objection, justifications for war, the war in Vietnam, a nation's obligation to intervene abroad, the notion of supererogatory acts, the claims of "privacy," and the problem of abortion.