Title Kant and the Interests of Reason

Published Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (284 pages) Series Kantstudien-Ergänzungshefte ; v. 182 Kantstudien. Ergänzungshefte Contents Foreword; Introduction; 1. Humans as hybrids; Kant's conception of reason; Freedom and necessity; The problem of transcendental freedom; Conclusion; 2. A brief exercise in transcendental idealism; The nature of necessity; The doctrine of ideas; The doctrine of practical knowledge; Conclusion; 3. The moral law; What is the moral law?; Morality and the interests of reason; Conclusion; 4. The fact of reason; The Grundlegung account; The transition to the fact of reason; The fact of reason; Conclusion; 5. The will; The faculty of desire; Negative freedom; The highest maxim The principle of self-loveProblems with Kant's theory of the will; Conclusion; 6. Value; The predispositions of human nature; Kant's theory of value; Value and teleology; Conclusion; 7. The highest good; The ambiguity in Kant's conception of the highest good; The juridical conception of the highest good; The maximal conception of the highest good; Conclusion; 8. Aufklärung; The history of reason; Aufklärung; The possibility of progress; Conclusion; 9. Social life; Human beings are destined for society; Entering civil society; Ethical community The highest good as a social conception of the good lifeConclusion; 10. Conclusion; Bibliography; Works by Kant; Secondary literature; Subject index; Index of names Summary This book argues that we can only develop a proper grasp of Kant's practical philosophy if we appreciate the central role played in it by the notion of the interests of reason. While it is generally acknowledged that Kant does not regard reason as a purely instrumental faculty, this book is the first to show how his notion of reason as guided by its own interests offers the key to some of the most puzzling aspects of his practical philosophy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes In English Print version record Subject Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804. SUBJECT Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804 fast Subject Practical reason. Ethics. Philosophy, German -- 18th century. ethics (philosophy) Ethics Philosophy, German Practical reason Philosophy & Religion. Philosophy. Form Electronic book ISBN 9783110423228 3110423227 9783110423341 3110423340

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