Kant and applied ethics
Subtitle: the uses and limits of Kant's practical philosophy
By: Matthew C. Altman
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780470657669
Subjects: Applied ethics; Ethical problems
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Animal suffering and moral character; title: Kant's strategic importance for environmental ethics; title: Moral and legal arguments for universal health care; title: The scope of patient autonomy; title: Subjecting ourselves to capital punishment; title: Same-sex marriage as a means to mutual respect; title: Consent, mail-order brides, and the marriage contract; title: Individual maxims and social justice; title: The decomposition of the corporate body; title: On becoming a person; title: Conclusion: emerging from Kant's long shadow.