Kant and the Ethics of Humility: A Story of Dependence, Corruption and Virtue - Couverture souple

Grenberg, Jeanine

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521131219 ISBN 13 : 9780521131216

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

In previous years, philosophers have either ignored the virtue of humility or found it to be in need of radical redefinition. But humility is a central human virtue, and it is the purpose of this book to defend that claim from a Kantian point of view. Jeanine Grenberg argues that we can indeed speak of Aristotelian-style, but still deeply Kantian, virtuous character traits. She proposes moving from focus on action to focus on person, not leaving the former behind, but instead taking it up within a larger, more satisfying Kantian moral theory. Using examples from literature as well as philosophy, she shows that there is a Kantian virtue theory to be explored in which humility plays a central role. Her book will have a wide appeal to readers not only in Kant studies but also in theological ethics and moral psychology.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jeanine Grenberg is Associate Professor of Philosophy at St Olaf College, Minnesota.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521131219
• ISBN 13: 9780521131216
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 284
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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