Kantian ethics, economics, and decision-making -- A Kantian-economic theory of choice -- Individual in essence, social in orientation -- Dignity, efficiency, and the economic approach to law -- Consent, Pareto, and behavioral law and economics.
This book introduces the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant--in particular, the concepts of autonomy, dignity, and character--to economic theory, explaining the importance of integrating these two streams of intellectual thought. Mainstream economics is rooted in classical utilit…
One of the terminological constants in the philosophical work of Gilles Deleuze is the word 'immanence', and it has therefore become a foothold for those wishing to understand exactly what 'Deleuzian philosophy' is. Deleuze's philosophy of immanence is held to be fundamentally c…
This book argues that respecting persons as moral agents requires considerable consideration be paid to the subjective moral judgments of individual persons. It shows that such judgments are important independently of their validity or even their reasonableness. Despite the grea…
Three methods of ethics: a debate
by Pettit, Philip, Slote, Michael, Baron, Marcia W.
fromGreat debates in philosophy
Three methods of ethics: a debate
by Pettit, Philip, Baron, Marcia, Slote, Michael
fromGreat debates in philosophy
During the past decade, three basic approaches - Kantian ethics, consequentialism and virtue ethics - have assumed positions of particular prominence. This volume surveys the main arguments for and against each of these central methods.