the uses and limits of Kant's practical philosophy /
Matthew C. Altman.
Malden, MA :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2011.
x, 320 p. ;
24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-309) and index.
Animal suffering and moral character -- Kant's strategic importance for environmental ethics -- Moral and legal arguments for universal health care -- The scope of patient autonomy -- Subjecting ourselves to capital punishment -- Same-sex marriage as a means to mutual respect -- Consent, mail-order brides, and the marriage contract -- Individual maxims and social justice -- The decomposition of the corporate body -- On becoming a person -- Conclusion: emerging from Kant's long shadow.