1. Introduction: the strange thing; 2. A sketch of Kantian will: desire and the human subject; 3. A sketch continued: the structure of practical reason; 4. A sketch completed: freedom; 5. Against nature: Kant's argumentative strategy; 6. The categorical imperative: free will willing itself; 7. What's so good about the good Kantian will? The appeals of the strange thing; 8. Conclusion: Kant and the good free rational will; Bibliography.
Explores the basis of Kant's anti-naturalist, secular, humanist vision of human flourishing, presented in an accessible and engaging way.
Jennifer K. Uleman is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Purchase College (State University of New York). She is the author of numerous articles and reviews.
'Uleman consistently states her aims in each chapter clearly,
organizes discussions well, and poses questions to make her train
of thought easy to follow. Her grasp of the details of Kant's moral
philosophy as well as of how those details hang together to form a
whole is rare and impressive. This work should prove to be very
helpful to many students.' Lara Denis, Agnes Scott College
'This engaging book is a wonderful introduction to Kant's moral
philosophy. It explains many of Kant's central concepts, such as
those of will, freedom, maxims, and imperatives, clearly and
succinctly. But the book also makes an argument that must be taken
seriously by every scholar as well as student of Kant: that Kant's
formulations of the categorical imperative collectively analyze
what it is to make the realization of freedom the ultimate goal of
human action. The book also beautifully shows how Kant unfolds the
value of realizing our freedom without reducing his argument to the
kind of empirical, psychological morality that Kant rejects. This
is a wise, insightful work.' Paul Guyer, University of Pennsylvania
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