Immanuel Kant

Below are links to my two books on Immanuel Kant. The links offer brief descriptions of each book.

The Rational Moral Freedom of Immanuel Kant. 2007 48,125 words

This book examines Kant’s theoretical and practical philosophy in two parts. Part I concerns knowledge, ethics, and politics, distinguishing between theoretical reason and practical reason before looking how Kant brings them into relation.

Part II argues the case for the centrality of the virtues in Kant’s ethics. It argues that although Kant has been understood as a deontologist pure and simple, Kant sought not to turn away from virtue, but to place virtue ethics on a more secure foundation.

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant. 2011 28,924 words

This short book offers a clear and concise introduction to the philosophy of Immanuel Kant.

The book examines Kant’s philosophy in three parts.

Part I concerns knowledge and looks at reason, its limits and extent.

Part II shows how Kant makes good his promise to bring the worlds of Newton (science) and Rousseau (ethics) together, combining the mechanistic conception of a causally ordered nature with the belief in the free will.

Part III develops the implications of this ethic with respect to the practical world of politics. There are sections on peace and freedom under law and the republican constitution.