Kant and applied ethics: the uses and limits of Kant's practical philosophy
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Malden, MA
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2011
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x, 320 p.:; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references )p. ]289[-309( and index
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Matthew C. Altman
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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