The Invention of Autonomy: A History of Modern Moral Philosophy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521473996)

J.B. Schneewind's remarkable book is the most comprehensive study ever written of the history of moral philosophy. Its aim is to set Kant's still influential ethics in its historical context by showing in detail what the central questions in moral philosophy were for him and how he arrived at his own distinctive ethical views. In its range, analyses, and discussion of the subtle interweaving of religious and political thought with moral philosophy, this is an unprecedented account of the evolution of Kant's ethics.

Author: J. B. Schneewind, Jerome B. Schneewind
ISBN-10: 0521473993
ISBN-13: 9780521473996
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/13/1997
Pages: 652
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.32w x 1.57d