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Kantian Consequentialism
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Kantian Consequentialism Hardcover - 1996

by Cummiskey, David

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Oxford University Press, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine copy in complete fine dustwrapper. No additions.
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  • Title Kantian Consequentialism
  • Author Cummiskey, David
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, New York, New York
  • Date 1996
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 044476
  • ISBN 9780195094534 / 0195094530
  • Weight 1.14 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.36 x 6.34 x 0.75 in (23.77 x 16.10 x 1.91 cm)
  • Reading level 1420
  • Library of Congress subjects Kant, Immanuel - Ethics, Consequentialism
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95011811
  • Dewey Decimal Code 171.5

From the rear cover

The central issue in normative ethics hinges on the conflict between a consequentialist view - that morality requires promoting the good of all - and a Kantian view - that we should respect the rights of the individual. Kantians and non-Kantians alike have presumed that Kant's ethics is incompatible with all forms of consequentialism, and instead justifies a duty-based and agent-centered moral theory. From this perspective, certain actions, like sacrificing the innocent, are categorically forbidden. In this provocative and controversial book, philosopher David Cummiskey argues that the two approaches are indeed compatible and that Kant's own arguments entail a consequentialist conclusion. But this new form of consequentialism, which follows from Kant's theory, has a distinctly Kantian tone. Through scrupulous analysis of Kant's writings and exhaustive consideration of recent scholarship on Kant, Cummiskey demonstrates that the foundations of Kantian thought are the basis for an enriched understanding of moral principles and values. Cummiskey's reconstruction of Kant's argument reveals that the value of rational nature is indeed prior to the value of pleasure and all other goods. Nonetheless, contrary to prevailing opinion, Kant's ethics does not provide any justification for constraints on the maximization of the good. A major new interpretation of one of philosophy's most prominent figures, Kantian Consequentialism is essential reading for anyone interested in the central issues of moral philosophy.