Kant on Happiness in Ethics (SUNY series in Ethical Theory) - Hardcover

Wike, Victoria S.

9780791419731: Kant on Happiness in Ethics (SUNY series in Ethical Theory)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0791419738 ISBN 13: 9780791419731

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1994

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Kant's treatment of happiness in ethics. It considers the definition of happiness and the possible roles happiness may serve in ethics. It argues against critics who maintain that Kant's deontological ethic rejects happiness and against critics who assert that Kant's ethic is, in fact, consequential and concerned above all with ends such as happiness. By pointing to a system that organizes Kant's various claims about happiness, the book supports the view that happiness has positive roles to play in Kant's ethic.

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Review:

"People who work in Kant very often end up sounding like him, which is not good. While detailed and carefully argued, Wike's book is quite readable, written with economy and clarity." -- R. Z. Friedman, University of Toronto

About the Author:

Victoria S. Wike is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University of Chicago.

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