Kant and applied ethics : the uses and limits of Kant's practical philosophy /
Altman, Matthew C.
Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell,
2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Animal suffering and moral character -- Kant's strategic importance for environmental ethics -- Moral and legal arguments for universal health care -- The scope of patient autonomy -- Subjecting ourselves to capital punishment -- Same-sex marriage as a means to mutual respect -- Consent, mail-order brides, and the marriage contract -- Individual maxims and social justice -- The decomposition of the corporate body -- On becoming a person -- Conclusion: emerging from Kant's long shadow.
Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.
Applied ethics.
Ethical problems.