Kant on human dignity

Kant on human dignity

by Sensen, Oliver

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"Kant is often considered the source of the contemporary idea of human dignity, but his conception of human dignity and its relation to human value and the requirement to respect others have not been widely understood. Kant on Human Dignity offers the first in-depth study in English of this subject. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the relevant passages in Kant as well as an analysis of the famous arguments for a value of human beings in the Kant literature, the book provides a thorough int…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Kant on human dignity / Oliver Sensen.

Summary

"Kant is often considered the source of the contemporary idea of human dignity, but his conception of human dignity and its relation to human value and the requirement to respect others have not been widely understood. Kant on Human Dignity offers the first in-depth study in English of this subject. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the relevant passages in Kant as well as an analysis of the famous arguments for a value of human beings in the Kant literature, the book provides a thorough interpretation of Kant's conception of human dignity that brings out the unity of Kant's moral thought"--EBL.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):De Gruyter
  • Place of Publication:Berlin
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2011.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xii, 230 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9783110267167, 3110267160, 1283430576, 9781283430579, 9786613430571, 6613430579
  • DOI:10.1515/9783110267167
  • oclc:ocn769190318
  • LC Classification:B2799.M25
  • Dewey Decimal:179.7092

Table of Contents

Part I. Respect for Others : -- 1. Kant's Conception of Value -- 2. The Value of Humanity -- 3. Kant's Formula of Humanity -- Part II. Kant's Conception of Dignity : -- 4. Three Paradigms of Dignity -- 5. Kant's Conception of Human Dignity.

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Subjects

Dignité Dignity Kant, Immanuel Menschenwürde PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy Respect de la personne Respect for persons Würde

Writers

Sensen, Oliver

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