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Sacrifice and value : a Kantian interpretation /

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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Axinn, Sidney
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2010.
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Table des matières:
  • 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.