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28Santayana’s Troubled Distinction: Aesthetics and Ethics in The Sense of BeautyOverheard in Seville 16 (16): 25-34. 1998.
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41Kant and Applied Ethics: The Uses and Limits of Kant's Practical PhilosophyWiley-Blackwell. 2011._Kant and Applied Ethics_ makes an important contribution to Kant scholarship, illuminating the vital moral parameters of key ethical debates. Offers a critical analysis of Kant’s ethics, interrogating the theoretical bases of his theory and evaluating their strengths and weaknesses Examines the controversies surrounding the most important ethical discussions taking place today, including abortion, the death penalty, and same-sex marriage Joins innovative thinkers in contemporary Kantian scholar…Read more
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14The Teleology of Reason: A Study of the Structure of Kant’s Critical Philosophy by Courtney D. Fugate (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 53 (4): 788-789. 2015.
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48J.G. Fichte, Walter E. Wright (ed.), The Science of Knowing: J. G. Fichte's 1804 Lectures on the Wissenschaftslehre (review)Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2005 (11). 2005.
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53Jean-Christophe Merle, German Idealism and the Concept of Punishment (review)British Journal for the History of Philosophy 18 (5): 953-956. 2010.
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115The Decomposition of the Corporate Body: What Kant Cannot Contribute to Business EthicsJournal of Business Ethics 74 (3): 253-266. 2007.Kant is gaining popularity in business ethics because the categorical imperative rules out actions such as deceptive advertising and exploitative working conditions, both of which treat people merely as means to an end. However, those who apply Kant in this way often hold businesses themselves morally accountable, and this conception of collective responsibility contradicts the kind of moral agency that underlies Kant's ethics. A business has neither inclinations nor the capacity to reason, so i…Read more
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850Kant on sex and marriage: The implications for the same-sex marriage debateKant Studien 101 (3): 309-330. 2010.When examined critically, Kant's views on sex and marriage give us the tools to defend same-sex marriage on moral grounds. The sexual objectification of one's partner can only be overcome when two people take responsibility for one another's overall well-being, and this commitment is enforced through legal coercion. Kant's views on the unnaturalness of homosexuality do not stand up to scrutiny, and he cannot (as he often tries to) restrict the purpose of sex to procreation. Kant himself rules ou…Read more
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39Willful History: Nietzsche, Nihilism, and the Possibility of FreedomInternational Studies in Philosophy 36 (3): 5-13. 2004.
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35Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Allen Wood (ed.), Attempt at a Critique of All Revelation (review)Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2010 (5). 2010.
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57Benjamin Rutter, Hegel and the Modern Arts (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 49 (3): 381-382. 2011.
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