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Ideals of Appreciation and Expressions of RespectIn Adam Cureton & David Wasserman (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Disability, Oxford University Press, Usa. pp. 362-379. 2018.This chapter describes and illustrates ideals of appreciation and positive expressions of respect in personal relationships and then argues that these are distinct from beneficence, that they are aspects of a full recognition of human dignity, and that they have important general and special implications for relationships involving persons with disabilities. The chapter emphasizes that especially among family, friends, and caregivers, proper respect for persons calls for positive affirmations an…Read more
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76The Kantian conception of autonomyIn John Philip Christman (ed.), The Inner citadel: essays on individual autonomy, Oxford University Press. pp. 91--105. 1989.
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1237Kant on Virtue and the VirtuesIn Nancy Snow (ed.), Cultivating Virtue: Multiple Perspectives, . pp. 87-110. 2014.Immanuel Kant is known for his ideas about duty and morally worthy acts, but his conception of virtue is less familiar. Nevertheless Kant’s understanding of virtue is quite distinctive and has considerable merit compared to the most familiar conceptions. Kant also took moral education seriously, writing extensively on both the duty of adults to cultivate virtue and the empirical conditions to prepare children for this life-long responsibility. Our aim is, first, to explain Kant’s conception of v…Read more
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Punishment, Conscience, and Moral WorthIn Mark Timmons (ed.), Kant's Metaphysics of Morals: Interpretative Essays, Clarendon Press. 2002.
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39Human Welfare and Moral Worth: Kantian PerspectivesClarendon Press. 2002.Thomas Hill, a leading figure in the recent development of Kantian moral philosophy, presents a set of essays exploring the implications of basic Kantian ideas for practical issues. The first part of the book provides background in central themes in Kant's ethics; the second part discusses questions regarding human welfare; the third focuses on moral worth -- the nature and grounds of moral assessment of persons as deserving esteem or blame. Hill shows moral, political, and social philosophers j…Read more
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Kant's Tugendlehre as normative ethicsIn Lara Denis (ed.), Kant's Metaphysics of Morals: A Critical Guide, Cambridge University Press. 2010.
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75Virtue, Rules, and Justice: Kantian AspirationsOxford University Press. 2012.Thomas E. Hill, Jr., interprets and extends Kant's moral theory in a series of essays that highlight its relevance to contemporary ethics. He introduces the major themes of Kantian ethics and explores its practical application to questions about revolution, prison reform, and forcible interventions in other countries for humanitarian purposes.
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79Recent Books on Kant: Kant's Theory of Imagination; Kant and the Experience of Freedom; Aesthetic Judgement and the Moral Image of the World; Dignity and Practical Reason; Immanuel Kant; Kant's Compatibilism; Kant's Transcendental Psychology; The Unity of Reason; Kant's Theory of Justice (review)Philosophical Quarterly 46 (183): 226. 1996.
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19The Concept of MeaningRoutledge. 1971.First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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80The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics (edited book)Wiley-Blackwell. 2009.Through a collection of new, previously unpublished essays, _The_ _Blackwell Guide to Kant’s Ethics_ addresses diverse topics crucial to our understanding of Kant's moral philosophy and its implications for the modern age. Provides a fresh perspective on themes in Kant’s moral philosophy Addresses systematically Kant’s foundational work, _Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals_ and his more specific treatment of justice and virtue in _The Metaphysics of Morals_ Includes essays by both establis…Read more
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4Stability, a Sense of Justice, and Self‐RespectIn Jon Mandle & David A. Reidy (eds.), A Companion to Rawls, Wiley-blackwell. 2013.This chapter summarizes briefly what John Rawls meant by stability, the role it plays in Theory of Justice (TJ), and the outline of his main strategies for showing that a well‐ordered society based on his principles of justice would be relatively stable. It presents comments on Rawls's use of developmental moral psychology in support of his claim that societies based on justice as fairness would be relatively stable. The chapter discusses Rawls's conception of self‐respect, its role in his argum…Read more
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12IntroductionIn The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics, Wiley-blackwell. 2009.This chapter contains sections titled: The Special Value of a Good Will and Acts from Duty Categorical and Hypothetical Imperatives The Universal Law Formulas The Formula of Humanity as an End in Itself Autonomy and the Kingdom of Ends Deriving the Supreme Moral Principle from Common Moral Ideas Why Kant Needs the Second‐Person Perspective Kant on Law and Justice Kant on Punishment Kant's Vision of a Just World Order Beneficence and Other Duties of Love Duties to Oneself and Duties of Respect to…Read more
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10IntroductionIn The Blackwell Guide to Kant's Ethics, Wiley‐blackwell. 2009.This chapter contains sections titled: The Special Value of a Good Will and Acts from Duty Categorical and Hypothetical Imperatives The Universal Law Formulas The Formula of Humanity as an End in Itself Autonomy and the Kingdom of Ends Deriving the Supreme Moral Principle from Common Moral Ideas Why Kant Needs the Second‐Person Perspective Kant on Law and Justice Kant on Punishment Kant's Vision of a Just World Order Beneficence and Other Duties of Love Duties to Oneself and Duties of Respect to…Read more
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9The Stability Problem in Political LiberalismPacific Philosophical Quarterly 75 (3-4): 333-352. 2017.
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6The Stability Problem in Political LiberalismPacific Philosophical Quarterly 75 (3-4): 333-352. 2017.
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19Kant's Argument for the Rationality of Moral ConductPacific Philosophical Quarterly 66 (1-2): 3-23. 1985.
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19Human Welfare and Moral Worth: Kantian PerspectivesPhilosophical Quarterly 53 (213): 587-595. 2003.
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4Legislating the Moral Law and Taking one's Choices to Be Good (review)Philosophical Books 49 (2): 97-106. 2008.
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28Review: Reath, Agency and Autonomy in Kant's Moral Theory: Legislating the moral law and taking one's choices to be good (review)Philosophical Books 49 (2): 97-106. 2008.
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4Ethics and Society: Original Essays on Contemporary Moral ProblemsPhilosophical Review 78 (1): 102. 1969.
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87The concept of the categorical imperativeJournal of the History of Philosophy 8 (2): 222-224. 1970.
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