This work presents Kant as a vital revolutionary thinker, showing that his Practical Philosophy has been marred by views that it is formalist and centred on categorical imperative. Discussing his commitment to the notion of rational religion and his treatment of evil, this important study provides a vivid account of Kant's concerns.

Reviews of the Hardback Edition

'Banham provides nothing less than a wholesale, unified and detailed rethinking of Kant's argument...this is both a rich and ambitious book.' - British Journal for the History of Philosophy

'The knowledge Banham displays of Kant's works and the number of points he makes are highly impressive.' - Mind

'...a valuable resource for any reader interested in Kantian ethics or Kantian exegesis.' - Political Theory

Autorentext
GARY BANHAM is Reader in Transcendental Philosophy at the Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is author of Kant and the Ends of Aesthetics and co-editor of Evil Spirits: Nihilism and the Fate of Modernity . He is also the general editor of Palgrave's Renewing Philosophy series.

Inhalt
Introduction Kant's pre-Critical Ethics Freedom and the Ends of Reason The Supreme Principle of Morality The 'Fact' of Reason and the Summum Bonum Radical Evil and Moral Redemption Possession, Property and Contract The Ends of Virtue The Final Ends of Practical Philosophy Notes Bibliography Index