:The Uses and Limits of Kant's Practical Philosophy
/ Matthew C. Altman
Malden, MA
: Wiley-Blackwell
, 2011.
x, 320 p.
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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