This is the first book-length study in any language to examine in detail and critically assess the second part of Kant's ethics--an empirical, impure part, which determines how best to apply pure principles to the human situation. Drawing attention to Kant's under-explored impure ethics, this revealing investigation refutes the common and long-standing misperception that Kant's ethics advocates empty formalism. Making detailed use of a variety of Kantian texts never before translated into English, author Robert B. Louden reassesses the strengths and weaknesses of Kantian ethics as a whole, once the second part is re-admitted to its rightful place within Kant's practical philosophy.
Reviews
Louden not only considers Kant's own writings, but also offers the reader extensive material from Kant's lectures, as well as notes by his auditors that have not yet been translated into English * Andrea Esser, The Philosophical Quarterly *
clear and competent study * Andrea Esser, The Philosophical Quarterly *
Louden's study is enlivened by some fascinating apocrypha and anecdotes. * Justin Oakley, TLS, 6 July 2001 *



Book Information
ISBN 9780195130416
Author Robert B. Louden
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 576g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm