ISBN:
9789400707665
,
1283453231
,
9781283453233
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (X, 157p, digital)
Series Statement:
Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy 25
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Rijt, Jan-Willem van der, 1977 - The importance of assent
Keywords:
Philosophy (General)
;
Ethics
;
Political science Philosophy
;
Criminal Law
;
Philosophy
;
Philosophy (General)
;
Ethics
;
Political science Philosophy
;
Criminal Law
;
Acquiescence (Psychology)
;
Moral and ethical aspects
;
Judgment (Ethics)
;
Control (Psychology)
;
Moral and ethical aspects
;
Zwang
;
Würde
;
Praktische Philosophie
;
Zwang
;
Würde
;
Praktische Philosophie
Abstract:
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 great emphasis on respect for persons in present-day moral theory, the importance of a person's subjective moral judgments has largely been neglected in existing literature. The book focuses particularly on the context of coercion and domination, both key notions in moral and political theory. The book combines Kantian and
Abstract:
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 great emphasis on respect for persons in present-day moral theory, the importance of a person's subjective moral judgments has largely been neglected in existing literature. The book focuses particularly on the context of coercion and domination, both key notions in moral and political theory. The book combines Kantian and
Description / Table of Contents:
pt. 1. Coercion -- pt. 2. Dignity and interference -- pt. 3. A Kantian reconstruction of republicanism.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-0766-5
URL:
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