An Introduction to Kant`s Moral Philosophy

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Introduction: the strange thing The strange thing The free rational will The value of free rational will The importance of the strange thing for moral philosophy 2. A sketch of Kantian will: desire and the human subject Desire, choice, will Desire and the human subject 3. A sketch continued: the structure of practical reason Will as practical reason: practical rules, laws, and principles Maxims, or subjective practical principles Grounds for action: the representation in a principle of something as good Imperatives Pure practical reason, or the possibility of a categorical imperative 4. A sketch completed: freedom An overview of the free Kantian will The free Kantian will in more detail Rational freedom 5. Against nature: Kant`s argumentative strategy The problem Kant`s understanding of nature Kant`s common-sense case against a natural foundation for morality Kant against nature 6. The categorical imperative: free will willing itself Kant`s formalism Kant`s categorical imperative: its form and its content Free will willing itself 7. What`s so good about the good Kantian will? The appeals of the strange thing Introduction The good of free rational willing 8. Conclusion: Kant and the goodness of the good will