Kantian ethics, dignity, and perfection /

Formosa, Paul,

Kantian ethics, dignity, and perfection / Paul Formosa. - Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, c2017 - viii, 221 pages : 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Kantian ethics as an ethics of dignity -- The categorical imperative and the formula of humanity -- Grounding dignity: a constructivist foundation for the formula of humanity -- Treating people with dignity and respect: how to apply the formula of humanity to vulnerable humans -- Who has dignity? Rational agency and the limits of the formula of humanity -- Achievement dignity, virtue, and autonomy: how to live up to your status dignity.

9781107189249 (alk. paper)

2017019746


Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804.


Dignity.
Respect for persons.
Ethics.

B2799.E8 / F67 2017

170.92