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This collection of essays provides the first systematic
investigation of practical necessity and offers novel perspectives
on this intriguing phenomenon. While debates on necessity often
take place in the realm of metaphysics, there is a form of
necessity that is pertinent to practical philosophy. "Here I stand.
I can do no other," a phrase habitually attributed to Martin
Luther, is often interpreted as revealing underlying normative
reasons that exhibit a special kind of necessitating force,
experienced as an inescapable constraint by the agent. However, one
of the features that make this phenomenon so fascinating is that
this constraint is often deciphered as stemming from a form of
necessitation that articulates the agent's autonomy or practical
identity. Luther's saying serves as a leitmotif for an exploration
of different claims and challenges related to practical necessity.
As the complex philosophical investigations are based on familiar,
everyday experiences the book is accessible to any academic
readership.
Kanta (TM)s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals from 1785 is
one of the most important and influential texts in the whole
history of philosophy.Its central purpose is to develop the
categorical imperative. The present collected volume contains
papers on central theoretical aspects. Key Features: Contributions
from leading international authorities in Kant research A
reflection of the current state of research together with new
aspects
This collection of essays provides the first systematic
investigation of practical necessity and offers novel perspectives
on this intriguing phenomenon. While debates on necessity often
take place in the realm of metaphysics, there is a form of
necessity that is pertinent to practical philosophy. "Here I stand.
I can do no other," a phrase habitually attributed to Martin
Luther, is often interpreted as revealing underlying normative
reasons that exhibit a special kind of necessitating force,
experienced as an inescapable constraint by the agent. However, one
of the features that make this phenomenon so fascinating is that
this constraint is often deciphered as stemming from a form of
necessitation that articulates the agent's autonomy or practical
identity. Luther's saying serves as a leitmotif for an exploration
of different claims and challenges related to practical necessity.
As the complex philosophical investigations are based on familiar,
everyday experiences the book is accessible to any academic
readership.
Are there strong positive obligations? We obviously consider it a
strong obligation to save a drowning child. The first part of this
work investigates the factors that define the strength of such an
obligation to help and how this is to be differentiated from
actions that transcend obligation and from charitable obligations.
The second part examines the question whether this case can be
transposed to our relationship with those suffering from poverty
and cites morally relevant factors that differentiate the cases.
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