Kant, Applied - A Conversation with Onora O'Neill

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ACS4

Publication Year:
2021

ISBN-13: 9781771701518

This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Onora O’Neill, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge and a crossbench member of the House of Lords. After intriguing insights into Onora O’Neill’s path to becoming a Kant scholar, this wide-ranging conversation explores how Kant’s philosophy is relevant for many thorny issues in our contemporary social world, from human rights to patient consent to corporate transparency and more.

This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Benefits of Struggling, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:

I. A Circuitous Route - Philosophy via history, psychology and physiology

II. Becoming Philosophical - Towards Kant

III. The Categorical Imperative - And its complications

IV. Human Rights - Duties and how to implement them

V. Implementation - Trust, trustworthiness and appreciating limits

About Ideas Roadshow Conversations:

This book is part of a series of 100 Ideas Roadshow Conversations. Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.