Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 128 pages) |
Series |
Value inquiry book series, 0929-8436 ; v. 206 |
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Value inquiry book series ; v. 206.
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Contents |
EDITORIAL FOREWORD; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; One: THE DEONTOLOGY OF THE HEART; Two: FREEDOM: ADVENTURES OF THE WILL; Three: EVIL: ADVENTURES OF SEDUCTIVE SPIRIT; Four: COMMUNITY; EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INDEX |
Summary |
"In this book, Evgenia Cherkasova brings the philosopher Kant and the novelist Dostoevsky together in conversations that probe why duty is central to our moral life. She shows that just as Dostoevsky is indebted to Kant, so Kant would profit from the deeply philosophical narratives of Dostoevsky, which engage the problem of evil and the claims of human community. She not only produces a novel reading of Dostoevsky, but also guides us to later, often neglected Kantian texts. This study is written with scholarly care, penetrating analysis, elegance of style, and moral urgency: Cherkasova writes |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 -- Ethics
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Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804 -- Ethics
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SUBJECT |
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 fast |
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Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804 fast |
Subject |
Ethics.
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Ethics
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ethics (philosophy)
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PHILOSOPHY -- Social.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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Ethics
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781441625472 |
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144162547X |
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9789042026117 |
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9042026111 |
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9042026103 |
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9789042026100 |
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