Rescuing autonomy from Kant : a Marxist critique of Kant's ethics
"In Rescuing Autonomy from Kant, James Furner argues that Marxism's relation to Kant's ethics is not one of irrelevance, complementary or incompatibility, but critique. Although Kant's formulas of the categorical imperative presuppose a belief in God that Kant cannot motivate, th...
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| Ort / Verlag / Datum: | Leiden, Boston : Brill, [2023] |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Serie: | Historical materialism book series
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| Klassifikation: | 170 Ethik
335 Sozialismus und verwandte Systeme 170.92 |
| Beschreibung: | XI, 339 Seiten |
| Anmerkungen: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [325]-335 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | "In Rescuing Autonomy from Kant, James Furner argues that Marxism's relation to Kant's ethics is not one of irrelevance, complementary or incompatibility, but critique. Although Kant's formulas of the categorical imperative presuppose a belief in God that Kant cannot motivate, the value of autonomy can instead be grounded by appeal to an antinomy in capitalism's basic structure, and this commits us to socialism. 'Rescuing Autonomy from Kant provides a sophisticated and persuasive critical account of Kant's moral philosophy that paves the way for Marxist ethics which unites the value of autonomy with the value of human community. The book will be of particular interest to readers curious to see how a critique of Kant's moral theory undertaken from a socialist standpoint does not require a complete rejection of this theory. Instead, key elements of it can be incorporated into an alternative ethical theory that demonstrates the unethical nature of capitalism"-- |
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| ISBN: | 9789004527508 |
| AC Nummer: | AC17215230 |
| Hierarchiestufe: | Monografie |
| Erscheinungsform: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Text |
| Medientyp: | Analog |
| Datenträger: | Analog |
Der Entwicklungsgang der Kantischen Ethik bis zur Kritik der reinen Vernunft