The Highest Good in Kant’s Philosophy

Author:   Thomas Höwing
Publisher:   De Gruyter
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Pages:   294
Publication Date:   25 April 2016
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The Highest Good in Kant’s Philosophy


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The idea of a final end of human conduct – the highest good – plays an important role in Kant’s philosophy. Unlike his predecessors Kant defines the highest good as a combination of two heterogeneous elements, namely virtue and happiness. This conception lies at the centre of some of the most influential Kantian doctrines such as his famous “moral argument” for the rationality of faith, his conception of the unity of reason and his views concerning the final end of nature as well as the historical progress of mankind. To be sure, the different treatments of the highest good in Kant’s work have led to a great deal of discussion among his readers. Besides Kant’s arguments for moral faith, recent debate has focused on the place of the highest good within Kant’s moral theory, on the antinomy of pure practical reason, and on the idea of the primacy of practical reason. This collection of new essays attempts to re-evaluate Kant’s doctrine of the highest good and to determine its relevance for contemporary philosophy.

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Author:   Thomas Höwing
Publisher:   De Gruyter
Imprint:   De Gruyter
Edition:   Digital original
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.554kg
ISBN:  

9783110374285


ISBN 10:   3110374285
Pages:   294
Publication Date:   25 April 2016
Recommended Age:   College Graduate Student
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Il maggior pregio del volume curato da H wing sta in conclusione proprio nella molteplicit di interpretazioni indipendenti e talora opposte in esso presentate. Raccogliendo intorno ad alcune domande fondamentali una costellazione di possibili risposte, il testo si mostra capace di restituire alcune fra le pi originali implicazioni della multiforme dottrina kantiana del sommo bene e certamente di stimolare nuove questioni. Silvia Petronzio in: Con-Textos Kantianos. International Journal of Philosophy, N.o 4, Noviembre 2016, pp. 380-390


"""Il maggior pregio del volume curato da H�wing sta in conclusione proprio nella molteplicit� di interpretazioni indipendenti e talora opposte in esso presentate. Raccogliendo intorno ad alcune domande fondamentali una costellazione di possibili risposte, il testo si mostra capace di restituire alcune fra le pi� originali implicazioni della multiforme dottrina kantiana del sommo bene e certamente di stimolare nuove questioni."" Silvia Petronzio in: Con-Textos Kantianos. International Journal of Philosophy, N.o 4, Noviembre 2016, pp. 380-390"


Il maggior pregio del volume curato da Hoewing sta in conclusione proprio nella molteplicita di interpretazioni indipendenti e talora opposte in esso presentate. Raccogliendo intorno ad alcune domande fondamentali una costellazione di possibili risposte, il testo si mostra capace di restituire alcune fra le piu originali implicazioni della multiforme dottrina kantiana del sommo bene e certamente di stimolare nuove questioni. Silvia Petronzio in: Con-Textos Kantianos. International Journal of Philosophy, N.o 4, Noviembre 2016, pp. 380-390


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Thomas Höwing, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

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