Overview
In previous years, philosophers have either ignored the virtue of humility or found it to be in need of radical redefinition. But humility is a central human virtue, and it is the purpose of this book to defend that claim from a Kantian point of view. Jeanine Grenberg argues that we can indeed speak of Aristotelian-style, but still deeply Kantian, virtuous character traits. She proposes moving from focus on action to focus on person, not leaving the former behind, but instead taking it up within a larger, more satisfying Kantian moral theory. Using examples from literature as well as philosophy, she shows that there is a Kantian virtue theory to be explored in which humility plays a central role. Her book will have a wide appeal to readers not only in Kant studies but also in theological ethics and moral psychology.
- | Author: Jeanine Grenberg
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: Feb 24, 2005
- | Number of Pages: 282 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0521846811
- | ISBN-13: 9780521846813
