Kant on freedom, law, and happiness
By: Paul Guyer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
Subjects: Kant, Immanuel, -- 1724-1804 -- Contributions in ethics; Ethics
Description: "The twelve essays in this collection argue for a radically different account of Kant's ethics. They explore an interpretation of his moral philosophy according to which freedom is the fundamental end of human action, but an end that can only be preserved and promoted by adherence to moral law. Moreover, Paul Guyer shows that while Kant did not view moral laws as simply prudential rules for the maximization of human happiness, he did hold that an interpersonal system of happiness should result from the free choices of individual human beings if made with due respect for the freedom of all other humans to choose their own ends and ways of life as well."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index