Kant and the Ethics of Humility: A Story of Dependence, Corruption and VirtueCambridge University Press, 24.02.2005 - 269 Seiten In previous years, philosophers have either ignored the virtue of humility or found it to be in need of radical redefinition. But humility is a central human virtue, and it is the purpose of this book to defend that claim from a Kantian point of view. Jeanine Grenberg argues that we can indeed speak of Aristotelian-style, but still deeply Kantian, virtuous character traits. She proposes moving from focus on action to focus on person, not leaving the former behind, but instead taking it up within a larger, more satisfying Kantian moral theory. Using examples from literature as well as philosophy, she shows that there is a Kantian virtue theory to be explored in which humility plays a central role. Her book will have a wide appeal to readers not only in Kant studies but also in theological ethics and moral psychology. |
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... OF KANTIAN HUMILITY 8 The humble pursuit of self - knowledge 9 The humble pursuit of respect for persons Conclusion References Index 217 242 252 259 263 Acknowledgments Trying to thank all of the people and institutions vii.
... OF KANTIAN HUMILITY 8 The humble pursuit of self - knowledge 9 The humble pursuit of respect for persons Conclusion References Index 217 242 252 259 263 Acknowledgments Trying to thank all of the people and institutions vii.
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... knowledge thereof , to emulate the humble states thus portrayed . With such a checkered history , it is not surprising that humility has been abandoned as a central virtue , and that twentieth and twenty - first - century thinkers have ...
... knowledge thereof , to emulate the humble states thus portrayed . With such a checkered history , it is not surprising that humility has been abandoned as a central virtue , and that twentieth and twenty - first - century thinkers have ...
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... knowledge , arguing that humility is the only attitude with which to approach successfully this obligatory pursuit . Simultaneously , this chapter determines the proper lim- its to obligatory self - knowledge : given the Kantian's ...
... knowledge , arguing that humility is the only attitude with which to approach successfully this obligatory pursuit . Simultaneously , this chapter determines the proper lim- its to obligatory self - knowledge : given the Kantian's ...
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... knowledge , undertaken with a confident attitude and guided ultimately by practical ( instead of merely theoretical ) demands , assures , however , that the pur- suit of self - knowledge does not become a counter - productive one . It ...
... knowledge , undertaken with a confident attitude and guided ultimately by practical ( instead of merely theoretical ) demands , assures , however , that the pur- suit of self - knowledge does not become a counter - productive one . It ...
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Dependent and corrupt rational agency | 15 |
Constraints on any possible Kantian account of virtue | 49 |
A Kantian account of virtue | 80 |
A Kantian response to recent accounts of humility | 107 |
The Kantian virtue of humility | 133 |
Humility and selfrespect | 163 |
The humble person | 193 |
The humble pursuit of selfknowledge | 217 |
The humble pursuit of respect for persons | 242 |
Conclusion | 252 |
References | 259 |
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