Sacrifice and value : a Kantian interpretation /

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We create value for ourselves by making sacrifices. In Sacrifice and Value, Sidney Axinn presents the role of sacrifice in the work of many figures in the history of Philosophy. A novel feature is the attention given to Kant's use of sacrifice, and the way this changes the usual view of the Cat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Axinn, Sidney
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2010.
Subjects:
Kant, Immanuel, > 1724-1804.
Kant, Immanuel, > 1724-1804
Life.
Values.
Sacrifice.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Sacrifice and the creation of inherent value
  • Care and sacrifice
  • Love
  • Religion and sacrifice
  • Patriotism
  • Business and other loyalties
  • Friendship
  • Gifts
  • Pluralism vs fanaticism: the need for more than one absolute value
  • Kant's use of sacrifice
  • Relations to certain significant theories and issues
  • Conclusions.

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