Kant groundwork for the metaphysics of morals with essays. The anthropological basis of kantian ethics, philosophical topics 19, no. Kantian ethics aims to develop a defensible theory of ethics on the basis of kantian principles. Lara denis 1997 pacific philosophical quarterly 78 4. Transition from the metaphysics of morals to the critique of pure practical reason 63 essays 1. Would highly recommend if you are a kant lover, or are looking for an indepth guide to kant s ethics. The influence of korsgaard is perhaps the strongest here. By remaining closer to kants own view of the aims of ethics, wood s understanding of kantian ethics differs from the received constructivist interpretation, especially on such matters as the ground and function of ethical principles, the nature of ethical reasoning and autonomy as the ground of ethics. Allen wood investigates kants conception of ethical theory, using it to develop a viable approach to the rights and moral duties of human beings. By remaining closer to kant s own view of the aims of ethics, wood s understanding of kantian ethics differs from the received constructivist. By remaining closer to kant s own view of the aims of ethics, wood s understanding of kantian ethics differs from the received constructivist interpretation, especially on such matters as the ground and function of ethical. It involves deep disagreements among the three phi losophers about the nature of god, which the reader. Jun 09, 2014 this difference, says the kantian, accounts for our moral intuitions and the differing moral status of the two cases. Allen wood argues that kants ethical vision is grounded in the idea of the dignity of the rational nature of every human being.
Kant s ethical thought, by allen wood, has both incorporated and extended many of the distinctive insights that fuel this revival. Edited, with songsuk susan hahn, cambridge history of philosophy in the nineteenth century 1790. In this book, allen wood investigates kant s conception of ethical theory, using it to develop a viable approach to the rights and moral duties of human beings. Wood presents the first booklength systematic exposition in english of fichtes most important ethical work, the system of ethics 1798. Allen wood argues that kant s ethical vision is grounded in the idea of the dignity of the rational nature of every human being. Many think of kant s ethical theory in john rawlss apt words not as a morality of austere command but an ethic of mutual. Allen wood, kant s idea of autonomy includes both the idea of moral. Of course one could say that virtue is the highest good in virtue ethics but what kant is getting at is that no moral philosophy should place happiness as. Immanuel kant was born and spent his life in konigsberg, prussia, now kaliningrad, russia. According to the kantian, what are really good or bad are not the consequences of our actions, but the actions themselves. This entirely new translation of the strange beautiful. Korsgaard, and their many followers, are part of a real revival of interest in kantian ethics. Allen wood investigates kant s conception of ethical theory, using it to develop a viable approach to the rights and moral duties of human beings.
Kant and wood are saying that if happiness is the chief aim of a moral philosophy or is considered the greatest good, than it runs into moral problems. Abstract kant,skepticism,andmoralsensibility owenware doctorofphilosophy graduatedepartmentofphilosophy universityoftoronto 2010. Kant nice summary of kantian ethics by allen wood kants moral philosophy is grounded on several related values. Wood 8 moral obligation and free will 8 oliver sensen 9 the elusive story of kant s permissive laws 156 b. Thoughts on allen woods discussion of kants criticisms. If you have access to this journal as a benefit of membership in the sponsoring organization, log in through the member link in the right column. By remaining closer to kant s own view of the aims of ethics, wood s understanding of kantian ethics differs from the received constructivist interpretation, especially on such matters as. Wood, however, goes significantly further than other. This is a major new study of kant s ethics that will transform the way students and scholars approach the subject in future. Kants ethical thought is the direct or indirect source of much that is now standard in normative theories in ethics, political philosophy, and public policy. Cup 2015 kant and virtue ethics taylor and francis 2014 kant on the history of ethics cup 2014 kant. Kants moral theory seems inflexibly bound to rules and duties.
Kantian ethics isbn 9780521854948 pdf epub allen w. Woods most popular book is critique of pure reason. Those who approach philosophical problems in a systematic, analytic spirit may come to think that work in the history of philosophy fails to amount to. Sharon byrd 10 on the logic of imputation in the vigilantius lecture notes 170 joachim hruschka part iii ethics 185 11 freedom, ends, and the derivation of duties in the vigilantius notes 187. Kants ethical thought, by allen wood, has both incorporated and. Allen woods kant is clearly written, and it is accessible to a broad audience without making any sacrifice of precision in expounding complex philosophical doctrines. Wood reveals incredible attention to detail, and displays real affection for the subtlety of kant s moral writing sadly often overlooked by dogmatic antideontologists. It covers all aspects of kants thought and relates them, as much as is possible within the constraints of a fairly short book, to contemporary issues and concerns. Twenty years ago, alan donagan described kant s ethics as the moral theory almost nobody knows because, he suggested, most interpreters had failed to appreciate the significance of kant. Review of kants ethical thought by allen wood cambridge. Kant nice summary of kantian ethics by allen wood kant s moral philosophy is grounded on several related values.
At issue in section 2 is the content of the respectexpression approach, not the. He places this work in the context of fichtes life and career, of his philosophical system as conceived in the later jena period, and in relation to his philosophy of right or justice and politics. Kant s groundwork of the metaphysics of morals in his groundwork of the metaphysics of morals, immanuel kant. I regard their attempts as worse than a waste of time, since they encourage critics of kants ethics to continue thinking, falsely, that something of importance for. I argue that kant s conception of the law is based on a fundamental distinction. Allen wood kantian ethics excerpts introduction to. Wood reveals incredible attention to detail, and displays real affection for the subtlety of kants moral writing sadly often overlooked by dogmatic antideontologists. Allen wood department of philosophy indiana university. Kants ethics so far in our discussion of ethics we have been focusing on different versions of consequentialism the view that one is morally obliged to pursue the course of action which, of the available alternatives, will produce the best outcome. Death, dignity, and respect university of maryland.
Lesson 4 lecture notes kantian ethics part i introduction. Oct 07, 2011 kant and applied ethics is a stimulating attempt to assess the relevance of kantian theory for contemporary moral problems. While a number of worries have been raised for kantian deontology, i here will touch on the one that is the most worrisome to many ethicists. This is a major new study of kants ethics that will transform the way students and scholars approach the subject in the future. Death, dignity, and respect philosophers attracted to kantian ethics have recently followed kant himself in focusing on the formula of humanity fh as a basis for. By remaining closer to kant s own view of the aims of ethics, wood s understanding of kantian ethics differs from the received constructivist interpretation, especially on such matters as the ground and function of ethical principles. Published in may i78i, when its author was already fiftyseven years old, and sub stantially revised for its second edition six years later, the book was both. By remaining closer to kant s own view of the aims of ethics, wood s understanding of kantian ethics differs from the received constructivist interpretation, especially on such. It focuses for the first time on the central role played in kant s ethical theory by the value of rational nature as an end itself. By remaining closer to kants own view of the aims of ethics, woods understanding of kantian ethics differs from the received constructivist interpretation, especially on such matters as. By remaining closer to kant s own view of the aims of ethics, wood s understanding of kantian ethics differs from the received constructivist interpretation, especially on such matters as the ground and function of ethical principles, the nature of ethical reasoning and autonomy as the ground of ethics. Allen wood investigates kant s conception of ethical theory, using it to develop a viable approach to the.
Kant and applied ethics is a stimulating attempt to assess the relevance of kantian theory for contemporary moral problems. Its primary idea is that of the rational agent as a selfgoverning being. This is a major new study of kants ethics that will transform the way students and scholars approach the subject in future. Dec 10, 2007 in this book, allen wood investigates kants conception of ethical theory, using it to develop a viable approach to the rights and moral duties of human beings. Its primary focus is kantian ethics, not kant scholarship or interpretation. From 17471755 he worked as a private tutor for various families in the konigsberg area. In this book, allen wood investigates kants conception of ethical theory, using it to develop a viable approach to the rights and moral duties of human beings. Feb 21, 2008 in this book, allen wood provides an excellent, rigorous, illuminating account of kants ethics and, more broadly, kantian ethics. Of all published articles, the following were the most read within the past 12 months. Allen wood s interests are in the history of modern philosophy, especially kant and german idealism, and in ethics and social philosophy. Independence of right from ethics oxford scholarship. Wood investigates kants conception of ethical theory, using it to develop a viable approach to the rights and moral duties of human beings. Kantian ethics understanding the moral law two things fill with amazement, the starry heavens above and the moral law within. Right and virtue in kant s rechtslehre jenna zhang in this paper, i examine the relation between law and morality within the context of kant s late work the metaphysics of morals.
Kant and moral responsibility introduction carl hildebrand 2 accordingly. In this book, allen wood investigates kants conception of ethical theory, using it to develop a viable approach to the rights and moral duties of. An extremely informative and sensitive assessment of kantian ethics. Request pdf kantian ethics allen wood investigates kants conception of ethical theory, using it to develop a viable approach to the rights and moral duties of.
Allen william wood born october 26, 1942 is an american philosopher specializing in the work of immanuel kant and german idealism, with particular interests in ethics and social philosophy. Right or justice is concerned only with protecting external freedom independence of our actions from control by the will of. Kant s legal philosophy and lies to murderers and nazis. Fichtes philosophical revolution, philosophical topics 19, no. The book can be read straight through from beginning to end. By remaining closer to kant s own view of the aims of ethics, wood s understanding of kantian ethics differs from the received constructivist interpretation, especially on such matters as the. Allen wood, for instance, tries to show that kant s moral theology is an integral part of the critical. Department of philosophy sycamore hall 026 indiana university 1033 e. Kantianism for consequentialists 111 shelly kagan 4. Critique of pure reason paul guyer and allen wood immanuel kants critique of pure reason is one of the seminal and monumental works in the history of western philosophy. According to a widespread view, kant claims that autonomy consists in the selflegislation of the principle of morality, the 2moral law.
He is the ruth norman halls professor of philosophy at indiana university and has held professorships and visiting appointments at numerous universities in the united states and europe. Wood has held regular professorships at cornell university, yale university. Two perennial doubts can linger in the minds of people working in the history of philosophy. Allen william wood born october 26, 1942 is an american philosopher specialising in the work of immanuel kant and german idealism, with particular interests in ethics and social philosophy. Lesson 4 lecture notes kantian ethics part i lesson 5 lecture notes kantian ethics part ii allen wood kantian ethics excerpts lesson 6 lecture notes social contract theory par i lesson 7 lecture notes social contract theory part ii jeanjacques rousseau the social contract. Cholbi journal of moral philosophy 7 2010 489 515 491. Kants ethical thought, by allen wood, has both incorporated and extended many of the distinctive insights that fuel this revival. Allen wood s outstanding new study is at once an intriguing philosophical interpretation of kant for specialists and an extremely clear and helpful guide for students. Although his family was poor, kant was educated in a good pietist school and attended the university of konigsberg from 17401747. By remaining closer to kants own view of the aims of ethics, wood s understanding of kantian ethics differs from the received constructivist interpretation, especially on such matters as the ground and function of ethical principles.
This chapter looks at the relation of these two parts, tries to understand the different ways in which each is grounded and how they are two independent parts of a single whole. Many think of kants ethical theory in john rawlss apt words not as a morality of austere command but an ethic of mutual. Knp cuny989fm cuny989bwood 978 0 521 85494 8 september 18, 2007. See helga varden, kant and lying to the murderer at the doorone more time. In this volume, some of todays most distinguished philosophers survey the whole field of ethics, from its origins, through the great ethical traditions, to theories of how we ought to live, arguments about specific ethical issues, and the nature of ethics itself.
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