Immanuel Kant is perhaps most famous in ethics for his idea of the moral law, or "categorical imperative." But the moral law is just part of the story. As we are moved by the moral law, so too are we moved to think of a possible world in which this law has complete control. The resulting image of an ideal world, Kant calls, the "highest good." But why is this ideal important for everyday life? In The Reality of the Ideal, Englert breaks new ground by arguing that its primary importance is to aid us in contemplation and the construction of a worldview.
Immanuel Kant is perhaps most famous in ethics for his idea of the moral law, or "categorical imperative." But the moral law is just part of the story. As we are moved by the moral law, so too are we moved to think of a possible world in which this law has complete control. The resulting image of an ideal world, Kant calls, the "highest good." But why is this ideal important for everyday life? In The Reality of the Ideal, Englert breaks new ground by arguing that its primary importance is to aid us in contemplation and the construction of a worldview.
Alexander T. Englert is a Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He is the author of many academic works in peer-reviewed journals, such as British Journal for the History of Philosophy, Inquiry, and Res Philosophica, as well as popular essays for Aeon magazine and The Immanent Frame.
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List of Abbreviations Preface: Ode to the Highest Good Introduction: The Highest Good in Contemplation Part I Practical Ideals 1. Ideas Versus Ideals 2. Practical Ideals as Grounds of Contemplation 3. The Moral Epistemic Gap 4. Filling the Gap, Embracing the Ideal Part II The Evolution of a Practical Ideal 5. A Mere Ideal Beyond Ends in Nature (1781-1786) 6. An Ideal as the Final End of the Will (1786-1788) 7. An Ideal as the Final End of the World (1790-1794) Part III Ideals and the Construction of a Worldview 8. Kantian Coherence as a Contemplative Need 9. Constructing a Kantian Worldview 10. The Practical Power of a Kantian Worldview Conclusion: The Reality of Kantian Ideals Epilogue: End of the Endless References Index
List of Abbreviations Preface: Ode to the Highest Good Introduction: The Highest Good in Contemplation Part I Practical Ideals 1. Ideas Versus Ideals 2. Practical Ideals as Grounds of Contemplation 3. The Moral Epistemic Gap 4. Filling the Gap, Embracing the Ideal Part II The Evolution of a Practical Ideal 5. A Mere Ideal Beyond Ends in Nature (1781-1786) 6. An Ideal as the Final End of the Will (1786-1788) 7. An Ideal as the Final End of the World (1790-1794) Part III Ideals and the Construction of a Worldview 8. Kantian Coherence as a Contemplative Need 9. Constructing a Kantian Worldview 10. The Practical Power of a Kantian Worldview Conclusion: The Reality of Kantian Ideals Epilogue: End of the Endless References Index
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