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How are artificial intelligence (AI) and the strong claims made by
their philosophical representatives to be understood and evaluated
from a Kantian perspective? Conversely, what can we learn from AI
and its functions about Kantian philosophy's claims to validity?
This volume focuses on various aspects, such as the self, the
spirit, self-consciousness, ethics, law, and aesthetics to answer
these questions.
Alvin Plantinga's Warranted Christian Belief has very quickly
become one of the most influential books in philosophy of religion.
In this collection of essays, German philosophers, theologians and
a mathematician deal critically with several aspects of Plantinga's
seminal work. In a long essay, Plantinga answers to these critics.
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
Alvin Plantinga's Warranted Christian Belief has very quickly
become one of the most influential books in philosophy of religion.
In this collection of essays, German philosophers, theologians and
a mathematician deal critically with several aspects of Plantinga's
seminal work. In a long essay, Plantinga answers to these critics.
A defining work of moral philosophy, Kant s Groundwork for the
Metaphysics of Morals" has been influential to an extent far beyond
what its modest length (roughly 75 pages) might suggest. It is also
a famously difficult work, concerned with propounding universal
principles rather than answering practical questions. As even
professional philosophers will admit, first-time readers are not
alone in finding some of its arguments perplexing.
Offering an introduction that is accessible to students and
relevant to specialized scholars, Dieter Schonecker and Allen Wood
make luminously clear the ways the Groundwork for the Metaphysics
of Morals "forms the basis of our modern moral outlook: that all
human beings have equal dignity as ends in themselves; that every
rational being is a self-governing agent whose morality freely
derives from his or her own will; and that all rational beings
constitute an ideal community, bound only by the moral laws they
have agreed upon. Schonecker and Wood explain key Kantian concepts
of duty, the good will, and moral worth, as well as the
propositions Kant uses to derive his conception of the moral law.
How the law relates to freedom, and the significance of the free
will within Kant s overall philosophy are rigorously interrogated.
Where differing interpretations of Kant s claims are possible, the
authors provide alternative options, giving arguments for each.
This critical introduction will help readers of the Groundwork"
gain an informed understanding of Kant s challenging but central
philosophical work."
Kant writes at one point in the Critique of Pure Reason that
practical freedom can be recognized "through experience, as one of
the natural causes" (B 831). This claim appears to conflict with a
central epistemological theme of his critical philosophy. This work
responds by carefully tracing the details of the relationship
between transcendental and practical freedom through all of Kant's
writings (published works, lecture notes, etc.). Kant uses the term
"practical freedom" in several quite different senses and draws on
pre-critical theses to varying degrees. While the problematic text
has long been noted, there has been no detailed study of its
importance.
Whoever wants to philosophize must do three things: analyze for
himself, argue for himself, and interpret for himself. This book
enables one to learn the methods of philosophy through exercises
and solutions close to philosophical practice. The book will not
replace a logic book, but it contains almost everything that one
needs to philosophize. Particular emphasis is put on close textual
interpretation. This book is excellent both for the university and
for self-study.
In der Debatte uber den moralischen Status menschlicher Embryonen
ist nicht immer klar, uber welche Argumente genau eigentlich
gestritten wird. Dieses Studienbuch bietet Studierenden und
Forschenden, aber auch dem an der aktuellen Debatte interessierten
Laien die Moeglichkeit, sich uber den gegenwartigen
Diskussionsstand gezielt zu informieren und die wichtigsten
Argumente in klarer und knapper Form kennenzulernen. Sie besagen
folgendes: Da Embryonen als Mitglieder der Spezies homo sapiens
sapiens Menschen sind, besitzen sie Wurde (Spezies-Argument);
Embryonen entwickeln sich kontinuierlich, d.h. ohne moralrelevante
Einschnitte, zu erwachsenen Menschen, die Wurde besitzen
(Kontinuumsargument); Embryonen sind in moralrelevanter Hinsicht
identisch mit erwachsenen Menschen, die Wurde besitzen
(Identitatsargument); Embryonen haben das Potential, Menschen zu
werden, und dieses Potential ist uneingeschrankt schutzenswert
(Potentialitatsargument). Diese Argumente werden jeweils durch eine
Pro-Position und eine Contra-Position dargestellt und verteidigt
oder kritisiert. In einem begleitenden Beitrag der Herausgeber
werden die vier Argumente im Zusammenhang rekonstruiert, bewertet
und durch neue Argumente unterstutzt. Der Band wird erganzt durch
eine knappe Darstellung der embryonalen Fruhphase, ein
naturwissenschaftlich- medizinisches Glossar, eine ausfuhrliche
Bibliographie zur Embryonendebatte sowie durch ein Personen- und
Sachregister.
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