Creating the Kingdom of Ends [Paperback]

Thirteen essays containing some of the finest work being done on Kant's ethics.Christine Korsgaard has become one of the leading interpreters of Kant's moral philosophy. This collection contains some of the finest work on Kant's ethics and will command the attention of all involved in teaching and studying moral theory.Christine Korsgaard has become one of the leading interpreters of Kant's moral philosophy. This collection contains some of the finest work on Kant's ethics and will command the attention of all involved in teaching and studying moral theory.Christine Korsgaard has become one of the leading interpreters of Kant's moral philosophy. She is identified with a small group of philosophers who are intent on producing a version of Kant's moral philosophy that is at once sensitive to its historical roots while revealing its particular relevance to contemporary problems. This collection contains some of the finest work being done on Kant's ethics and will command the attention of all those involved in teaching and studying moral theory.Part I. Kant's Moral Philosophy: 1. An introduction to the ethical, political, and religious thought of Kant; 2. Kant's analysis of obligation: the argument of Groundwork I; 3. Kant's formula of universal law; 4. Kant's formula of humanity; 5. The right to lie: Kant on dealing with evil; 6. Morality as freedom; 7. Creating the kingdom of ends: reciprocity and responsibility in personal relations; Part II. Comparative Essays: 8. Aristotle and Kant on the source of value; 9. Two distinctions in goodness; 10. The reasons we can share: an attack on the distinction between agent-relative and agent-neutral values; 11. Skepticism about practical reason; 12. Two arguments against lying; 13. Personal identity and the unity of agency: a Kantian response to Parfit. This collection is essential for any student or teacher of Kantian ethics....She is excellent at conveying 'the big picture', at showing what makes Kant's approach distinctive anlƒ<