The Highest Good In Aristotle And Kant

Author : Joachim Aufderheide,Ralf M. Bader
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 256 pages
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Release : 2015-05-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191054594

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The Highest Good in Aristotle and Kant by Joachim Aufderheide,Ralf M. Bader Pdf

The notion of the highest good used to occupy a primary role in ethical theorising, but has largely disappeared from the contemporary landscape. The notion was central to both Aristotle's and Kant's ethical theories, however—a surprising observation given that their approaches to ethics are commonly conceived as being diametrically opposed. The essays in this collection provide a comprehensive treatment of the highest good in Aristotle and Kant and show that, even though there are important differences in terms of content, there are also important similarities in terms of the structural features of Aristotle's and Kant's value theories. By carefully analysing Aristotle's and Kant's theories of the highest good, a team of experts in the field shed light on their respective ethical theories and highlight the richness, complexity, and fruitfulness of the notion of the highest good.

Author : Stephen Engstrom,Jennifer Whiting
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521624975

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Aristotle, Kant, and the Stoics by Stephen Engstrom,Jennifer Whiting Pdf

This major collection of essays offers the first serious challenge to the traditional view that ancient and modern ethics are fundamentally opposed. In doing so it has important implications for contemporary ethical thought, as well as providing a significant reassessment of the work of Aristotle, Kant and the Stoics. The contributors include internationally recognised interpreters of ancient and modern ethics.

Author : Joachim Aufderheide,Ralf M. Bader
Publisher : Mind Association Occasional
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198714019

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The Highest Good in Aristotle and Kant by Joachim Aufderheide,Ralf M. Bader Pdf

The notion of the highest good is central to both Aristotle's and Kant's ethical theories, despite the fact that their approaches to ethics are often thought to be diametrically opposed. A team of experts shed new light on the work of both major philosophers, and reveal the richness, complexity, and fruitfulness of the notion of the highest good.

Author : Thomas Höwing
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110369007

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The Highest Good in Kant’s Philosophy by Thomas Höwing Pdf

The idea of a final end of human conduct – the highest good– plays an important role in Kant’s philosophy. Unlike his predecessors Kant defines the highest good as a combination of two heterogeneous elements, namely virtue and happiness. This conception lies at the centre of some of the most influential Kantian doctrines such as his famous “moral argument” for the rationality of faith, his conception of the unity of reason and his views concerning the final end of nature as well as the historical progress of mankind.To be sure, the different treatments of the highest good in Kant’s work have led to a great deal of discussion among his readers. Besides Kant’s arguments for moral faith, recent debate has focused on the place of the highest good within Kant’s moral theory, on the antinomy of pure practical reason, and on the idea of the primacy of practical reason. This collection of new essays attempts to re-evaluate Kant’s doctrine of the highest good and to determine its relevance for contemporary philosophy.

Author : Nancy Sherman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521564875

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Making a Necessity of Virtue by Nancy Sherman Pdf

A detailed analysis of Aristotelian and Kantian ethics together, remaining faithful to the texts and responsive to contemporary debates.

Author : Aristotle
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781425000868

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Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle Pdf

Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" is considered to be one of the most important treatises on ethics ever written. In an incredibly detailed study of virtue and vice in man, Aristotle examines one of the most central themes to man, the nature of goodness itself. In Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics," he asserts that virtue is essential to happiness and that man must live in accordance with the "doctrine of the mean" (the balance between excess and deficiency) to achieve such happiness.

Author : Justin Hudson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1977731600

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The Highest Good in Kant's Philosophy by Justin Hudson Pdf

The idea of a final end of human conduct - the highest good - plays an important role in Kant's philosophy. Unlike his predecessors Kant defines the highest good as a combination of two heterogeneous elements, namely virtue and happiness. This conception lies at the centre of some of the most influential Kantian doctrines such as his famous "moral argument" for the rationality of faith, his conception of the unity of reason and his views concerning the final end of nature as well as the historical progress of mankind. To be sure, the different treatments of the highest good in Kant's work have led to a great deal of discussion among his readers. Besides Kant's arguments for moral faith, recent debate has focused on the place of the highest good within Kant's moral theory, on the antinomy of pure practical reason, and on the idea of the primacy of practical reason. This collection of new essays attempts to re-evaluate Kant's doctrine of the highest good and to determine its relevance for contemporary philosophy.

Author : Thomas Höwing
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110392746

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The Highest Good in Kant’s Philosophy by Thomas Höwing Pdf

The idea of a final end of human conduct – the highest good– plays an important role in Kant’s philosophy. Unlike his predecessors Kant defines the highest good as a combination of two heterogeneous elements, namely virtue and happiness. This conception lies at the centre of some of the most influential Kantian doctrines such as his famous “moral argument” for the rationality of faith, his conception of the unity of reason and his views concerning the final end of nature as well as the historical progress of mankind.To be sure, the different treatments of the highest good in Kant’s work have led to a great deal of discussion among his readers. Besides Kant’s arguments for moral faith, recent debate has focused on the place of the highest good within Kant’s moral theory, on the antinomy of pure practical reason, and on the idea of the primacy of practical reason. This collection of new essays attempts to re-evaluate Kant’s doctrine of the highest good and to determine its relevance for contemporary philosophy.

Author : Brent Adkins
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781474422796

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Guide to Ethics and Moral Philosophy by Brent Adkins Pdf

Brent Adkins traces the history of ethics and morality by examining six thinkers: Aristotle, Spinoza, Kant, Mill, Nietzsche and Levinas. The book is divided into 3 sections - Ethics, Morality and Beyond. Two thinkers are paired in each section to show you how the important questions of moral philosophy have been answered so that you might better answer them for yourself. You'll learn what the philosophers actually said about how to live the best kind of life and, more importantly, why.

Author : Aristotle
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 153978438X

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Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle Pdf

The Ethics of Aristotle is one half of a single treatise of which his Politics is the other half. Both deal with one and the same subject. This subject is what Aristotle calls in one place the "philosophy of human affairs;" but more frequently Political or Social Science. In the two works taken together we have their author's whole theory of human conduct or practical activity, that is, of all human activity which is not directed merely to knowledge or truth. The Nicomachean Ethics is the name normally given to Aristotle's best-known work on ethics. The work, which plays a pre-eminent role in defining Aristotelian ethics, consists of ten books, originally separate scrolls, and is understood to be based on notes from his lectures at the Lyceum. The title is often assumed to refer to his son Nicomachus, to whom the work was dedicated or who may have edited it (although his young age makes this less likely). Alternatively, the work may have been dedicated to his father, who was also called Nicomachus. The theme of the work is a Socratic question previously explored in the works of Plato, Aristotle's friend and teacher, of how men should best live. In his Metaphysics, Aristotle described how Socrates, the friend and teacher of Plato, had turned philosophy to human questions, whereas Pre-Socratic philosophy had only been theoretical. Ethics, as now separated out for discussion by Aristotle, is practical rather than theoretical, in the original Aristotelian senses of these terms. In other words, it is not only a contemplation about good living, because it also aims to create good living. It is therefore connected to Aristotle's other practical work, the Politics, which similarly aims at people becoming good. Ethics is about how individuals should best live, while the study of politics is from the perspective of a law-giver, looking at the good of a whole community.

Author : A. Cohen
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1137276649

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Kant on Emotion and Value by A. Cohen Pdf

Distinguished international scholars discuss the connection between emotion and value in Kant's philosophy, from his ethics to his philosophy of mind, aesthetics, religion and politics. Through a mixture of interpretation and critical discussion, this collection demonstrates the continuing relevance of Kant's work to philosophical debates.

Author : Immanuel Kant
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107092716

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Kant: Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant Pdf

An authoritative revised edition of the second of Kant's three Critiques and one of his major works in moral theory.

Author : David Mills Daniel
Publisher : Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780334041757

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Briefly: Kant's Critique of Practical Reason by David Mills Daniel Pdf

Kant's Critique of Practical Reason (1788) is one of his most important works and a key text to understanding Kant's philosophy and it the impact it had on later developments of moral philosophy and ethics.

Author : Aristotle
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : EAN:8596547683193

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Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle Pdf

This eBook edition of "The Nicomachean Ethics" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Nicomachean Ethics is the Aristotle's best-known work on ethics. The work, which plays a pre-eminent role in defining Aristotelian ethics, consists of ten books, originally separate scrolls, and is understood to be based on notes from his lectures at the Lyceum. The theme of the work is a Socratic question previously explored in the works of Plato, Aristotle's friend and teacher, of how men should best live. In his Metaphysics, Aristotle described how Socrates, the friend and teacher of Plato, had turned philosophy to human questions, whereas pre-Socratic philosophy had only been theoretical. Ethics, as now separated out for discussion by Aristotle, is practical rather than theoretical, in the original Aristotelian senses of these terms. In other words, it is not only a contemplation about good living, because it also aims to create good living. It is therefore connected to Aristotle's other practical work, the Politics, which similarly aims at people becoming good. Ethics is about how individuals should best live, while the study of politics is from the perspective of a law-giver, looking at the good of a whole community.

Author : Immanuel Kant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Ethics
ISBN : PRNC:32101066077247

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Theory of Ethics by Immanuel Kant Pdf