Kant's Impure Ethics

From Rational Beings to Human Beings

By: Robert B. Louden

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Paperback | 15 December 2002 | Edition Number 28

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This is the first book-length study in any language to examine in detail and critically assess the second part of Kant's ethics--an empirical, impure part, which determines how best to apply pure principles to the human situation. Drawing attention to Kant's under-explored impure ethics, this revealing investigation refutes the common and long-standing misperception that Kants ethics advocates empty formalism. Making detailed use of a variety of Kantian texts never before translated into English, author Robert B. Louden reassesses the strengths and weaknesses of Kantian ethics as a whole, once the second part is re-admitted to its rightful place within Kant's practical philosophy.

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"Louden has produced a book that is unique in its attempt to make a wide variety of Kant's writings relevant to his ethical theory...[Louden] displays a breathless grasp of extensive primary literature as well as secondary literature."--The Review of Metaphysics "Anyone interested in investigating the empirical aspects of Kant's ethics will need to consult Louden and Wood. They both present richly detailed portrayals and discuss many themes."--International Philosophical Quarterly "Robert Louden's Kant's Impure Ethics is a well-researched, engaging, and accessible study of a largely neglected area of Kant's work."--Philosophy and Phenomenological Research "Louden has produced a book that is unique in its attempt to make a wide variety of Kant's writings relevant to his ethical theory...[Louden] displays a breathless grasp of extensive primary literature as well as secondary literature."--The Review of Metaphysics "Anyone interested in investigating the empirical aspects of Kant's ethics will need to consult Louden and Wood. They both present richly detailed portrayals and discuss many themes."--International Philosophical Quarterly

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