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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... one's virtue , one must thus be willing to subordinate oneself to others , to reject one's own power of agency , and to admit that one is lesser than , inferior to , others . We can go back even farther for such images of humility tied ...
... one's virtue , one must thus be willing to subordinate oneself to others , to reject one's own power of agency , and to admit that one is lesser than , inferior to , others . We can go back even farther for such images of humility tied ...
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... one's state of character is necessary to assure that one's maxims , especially those related to fulfillment of imperfect duties of virtue , can be truly prescriptive for action . Part II is an assessment of recent accounts of the virtue ...
... one's state of character is necessary to assure that one's maxims , especially those related to fulfillment of imperfect duties of virtue , can be truly prescriptive for action . Part II is an assessment of recent accounts of the virtue ...
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... one's tendency to value the self and one's inclinations improperly , combined with a feeling of self - exultation in the recognition of oneself as a capable rational agent . Chapter 6 considers and defends a potentially controversial ...
... one's tendency to value the self and one's inclinations improperly , combined with a feeling of self - exultation in the recognition of oneself as a capable rational agent . Chapter 6 considers and defends a potentially controversial ...
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... one's character . Chapter 7 steps back from the details of this just completed account of humility and begins to ... one's self - assessment vis à vis moral principles would slide into an assumption of one's inferiority or superiority ...
... one's character . Chapter 7 steps back from the details of this just completed account of humility and begins to ... one's self - assessment vis à vis moral principles would slide into an assumption of one's inferiority or superiority ...
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... one's imperfect duties ade- quately . A limited and fallible , but still possible , pursuit of self - knowledge , undertaken with a confident attitude and guided ultimately by practical ( instead of merely theoretical ) demands ...
... one's imperfect duties ade- quately . A limited and fallible , but still possible , pursuit of self - knowledge , undertaken with a confident attitude and guided ultimately by practical ( instead of merely theoretical ) demands ...
Inhalt
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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